Brief Life History of Elizabeth Betsey
When Elizabeth Betsey Pond was born on 5 November 1803, in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Lewis Pond, was 39 and her mother, Elisabeth Betsey Pond, was 36. She married Levi Walker on 29 June 1828, in Whiting, Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 6 May 1874, in Clarion, Bureau, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, La Moille, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
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- Betsy Walker in household of Levi Walker, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Pond, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Elizabeth Pond Walker, "Find a Grave Index"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived by a pond or lake, from Middle English ponde ‘pond, artificial or natural pool’, denoting someone who lived or worked by such a feature.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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