Brief Life History of Leah
When Leah Ova was born on 22 July 1799, in Koudekerke, Zeeland, Netherlands, her father, David Ova, was 27 and her mother, Elisabeth Van Der Planke, was 23. She married Phillippus Mets on 30 December 1818, in Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 19 May 1874, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Lea Ova in entry for Timotheus Mets, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Lea Ova in entry for Anna Christine Lerwill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Leah Ova in entry for Timothy Mets, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1813
The Dutch defeated the French.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Carmino, Gennaro, Marcello, Nichola, Nicolo, Salvatore.
Italian: apparently from uva ‘grapes’, probably used as a metonymic occupational name for someone who owned a vineyard or for someone who worked in one. Compare D'Uva .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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