Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Beswick was born on 22 October 1797, in Bolton, Warren, New York, United States, her father, Everton Beswick, was 24 and her mother, Anna Lamb, was 27. She married Edward Cook on 6 May 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She lived in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 28 November 1877, in Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Polly Cook in household of Freeman E Tanner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Marriage of Polly Beswick to Edward Cook 6 May 1844 Nauvoo, Illinois
- Polly Cook, "Find A Grave Index"
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1799
The town of Bolton was formed from part of the town of Thurman in 1799
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.
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
English: habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Beswick. The second element is Old English wīc ‘outlying (dairy) farm’ (see Wick ). The first element of the Lancashire name may be an Old English personal name Bēac; that of the Yorkshire name is possibly an Old Norse personal name Bōsi or Besi.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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