Luther Lane
15 July 1793–
Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
The Life of Luther
When Luther Lane was born on 15 July 1793, in Swanzey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Samuel Lane, was 34 and his mother, Eunice Scott, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Samuel Lane
1759–1845
Eunice Scott
1765–1825
Samuel Lane Jr.
1786–1815
Elijah Lane
1788–1862
Elisha Lane
1788–1862
Ezekial Lane
1790–1851
Luther Lane
1793–
Lucy Lane
1795–
Parents and Siblings
1759–1845Male
1765–1825Female
siblings
(6)
1786–1815Male
1788–1862Male
1788–1862Male
1790–1851Male
1793–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 7
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.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
Age 15
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Name Meaning
1 English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.2 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin’.3 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Luther Lane, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Luther Lane, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
- Luther Lane, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
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