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Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones)

21 Jun 1829 - 3 May 1907

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Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones)

21 Jun 1829 - 3 May 1907

Grave site information of Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) (21 Jun 1829 - 3 May 1907) at Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States from BillionGraves

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Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones)

Born: 21 Jun 1829

Died: 3 May 1907

Confederate Cemetery

Washington Ave

Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

United States

Epitaph

"Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." "Her children arise up and call her blessed."

Headstone Description

Wife of James Horace Lacy. Born at Ellwood.

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April 16, 2012

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April 16, 2012

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Confederate Cemetery

Cemetery Website

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Cemetery Address

Washington Ave
Fredericksburg,Fredericksburg,Virginia
United States

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Life timeline of Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones)

1829

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was born on 21 Jun 1829

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 3 years old when Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution. Charles Robert Darwin, was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 11 years old when Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 30 years old when Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of distillation, typically using a fractionating column.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 40 years old when Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, breaking away from the American Equal Rights Association which they had also previously founded. Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 48 years old when Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 54 years old when Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people. Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcanic island situated in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The name is also used for the surrounding island group comprising the remnants of a much larger island of three volcanic peaks which was obliterated in a cataclysmic 1883 eruption.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) was 70 years old when Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict. The Spanish–American War was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions led to its involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War.

Betty Churchill Lacy (Jones) died on 3 May 1907 at the age of 77

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