Paulina Ballard was born on 24 May 1810, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. She married Herman C Maxwell about 1828. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Buffalo Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 16 August 1875, at the age of 65, and was buried in Ogle, Illinois, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
English: from Middle English ballard ‘bald-headed man’ (compare Bald 3).
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Balhard, composed of the elements bal, presumably meaning ‘torment, spitefulness’, and hard ‘hard, strong’. Compare Ballor .
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