Brief Life History of Capel Henry
When Capel Henry Hartland was born on 19 September 1845, in Sollers Hope, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Hartland, was 33 and his mother, Ann Powell, was 35. He married Elizabeth Ann Goode on 23 May 1864, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Saratoga Township, Holt, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Holt, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 5 November 1902, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
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- Henry Capel Hartland in household of William Hartland, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Henry Capel Hartland, "England and Wales, Index to Death Duty Registers, 1796-1903"
- Henry Hartland in entry for Elsie May Hull, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hartland (Devon). The place probably takes its name from an earlier placename Harton (itself probably from the Old English personal name Heort + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’), with Middle English land ‘land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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