Brief Life History of Alvin
When Alvin Horr was born on 5 September 1799, in Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Israel Harr, was 53 and his mother, Joanna Haskins, was 25. He married Harriet Clark in August 1827, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- United States Census, 1830; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYY-XFX?cc=1803958&wc=35YH-JCB%3A1588472203%2C1588472202%2C1588471142
- Alvin Harr Harr in the Family Data Collection - Births
- Allen Hor, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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
German (Hörr): possibly a derivative of Middle High German hor ‘dirt’ (see Hoerr ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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