Brief Life History of Albert E.
When Albert E. Fernald was born on 13 May 1838, in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Elbridge Fernald, was 28 and his mother, Mary Blake, was 25. He married Abby Hunt Colburn on 29 December 1864, in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1850 and Waldo, Maine, United States in 1890. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 3 December 1908, in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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- Albert Fernald, "United States Census, 1900"
- Albert E. Fernald, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Albert E Fernald, "Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865"
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1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Waldo, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Fernel, itself a shortened form of a derivative of Old French ferron ‘blacksmith, ironmonger’.
History: This surname was brought to North America from England. It is listed along with its original form Fernel in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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