Brief Life History of Eleanor
When Eleanor Barrows was born on 28 February 1822, in Dalton, Coös, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Jacob Barrows, was 64 and her mother, Amelia Waterman, was 39. She married Charles Cheney on 22 February 1841, in Granby, Essex, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Lunenburg, Essex, Vermont, United States in 1880 and Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1900. She died on 29 June 1909, in Randolph, Coös, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lunenburg, Essex, Vermont, United States.
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- Ellen Cheeney in household of Chas Cheeney, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elanor C. Cheeney, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Ellen in entry for Willa Edwin, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): variant of Barrow , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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