Brief Life History of William Ashley
When William Ashley Bartlett was born on 26 November 1827, in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joel Bartlett, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Patterson, was 34. He married Rebecca Jane Valentine on 1 January 1854, in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 September 1903, in Westborough, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Wm A Bartlett, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- William Ashley Bartlett, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- William A. Bartlett, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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