Brief Life History of Olive
When Olive Stow was born on 25 November 1808, in Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Obed Stow, was 41 and her mother, Lucy Kirby, was 32. She married Noah Merwin on 24 November 1836, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 12 May 1884, in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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- Olive S Merwin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Olive Stow, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Olive Stow, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Stowe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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