Cyrus Parmenter
1824–
Hope, Hamilton, New York, United States
The Life of Cyrus
When Cyrus Parmenter was born in 1824, in Hope, Hamilton, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Parmenter Jr, was 53 and his mother, Lucy Dean, was 31. He married Lorinda Van Steenburgh about 1842, in New York, United States. He died in United States.
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Family Time Line
Cyrus Parmenter
1824–
Lorinda Van Steenburgh
1822–1877
Marriage: about 1842
Spouse and Children
1824–Male
Lorinda Van Steenburgh
1822–1877Female
MARRIAGE
about 1842
New York, United States
about 1842
New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
1771–1860Male
1793–Female
siblings
(3)
1824–Male
1836–1909Male
1836–1909Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 3
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1863
Age 39
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Essex): occupational name for a maker of facings and trimmings, Middle English, Old French par(e)mentier (from parement ‘fitting’, ‘finishing’, Late Latin paramentum, a derivative of parare ‘to prepare or adorn’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Cyrus Parmenter in household of Daniel Parmenter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cyrus Parmenter - Government record: Census record: birth: 1824; Hope, Hamilton, New York, United States
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