Brief Life History of Amos Beard
When Amos Beard Maine was born on 20 May 1827, in Geauga, Ohio, United States, his father, Loderick L Maine, was 31 and his mother, Anne Eliza Baird, was 20. He married Mary Ann Bryan on 25 October 1850, in Scott, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Warren, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Jackson Township, Warren, Iowa, United States for about 15 years. He died on 7 June 1892, in Wick, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wallace Cemetery, Wick, Warren, Iowa, United States.
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- Amos Mane, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amos B. Maine, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
- Amos Beard Maine, "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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Main .
French: topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling, residence, abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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