Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Strawn was born on 17 December 1798, in Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abel Strawn, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Raudenbush, was 33. He married Lavina Fluck in 1835, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 2 August 1879, in his hometown, at the age of 80.
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- Daniel Strawhan, "United States Census, 1800"
- Daniel Strawn, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Daniel Strawn, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Strachan or Straughan ,reflecting the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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