Lovina Preston

Brief Life History of Lovina

When Lovina Preston was born on 25 March 1806, in New York, United States, her father, Alvah Preston, was 27 and her mother, Lydia Powers, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Alvah Preston
1779–1852
Lydia Powers
1774–1843
Betaria Preston
1800–
Enos Preston
1801–1875
Enos K Preston
1803–1878
Lovina Preston
1806–
Alvah Preston
1811–1884
Jonathan W Preston
1815–1871
James W. Preston
1818–1898
Lydia Elizabeth Preston
1820–1856
Alice Preston
1823–1913

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    World Events (3)

    1808

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

    occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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