Brief Life History of Wealthy M
When Wealthy M Soule was born on 18 June 1828, in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States, her father, Pelatiah Soule, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Cromett, was 24. She married Samuel N Avery on 16 August 1846, in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Clinton, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1900 and Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 January 1921, in Oakland, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Oakland, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Wealthea Weymouth in household of Merta A Hamilton, "United States Census, 1920"
- Welthea Coulthread, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
- Wealthea M. Weymouth, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a variant of Soul .
French (Soulé): topographic name for someone who lived in a house exposed to sun, a variant of Soulier 2; or a habitational name from Soulé, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.
History: George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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