Brief Life History of Andrew Warren
Andrew Warren Palmer was born about 1820, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. He married Almira Mehitable Meacham on 4 June 1840, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died in September 1844, in his hometown, at the age of 25.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Andrew Warren Palmer - birth-name: Andrew Warren Palmer
- Anam W Palmer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1828
Historical Boundaries: 1828: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Andrew Warren Palmer of Springfield Illinois
ANDREW WARREN PALMER 1815? - 1844 Very little is known about Andrew Warren Palmer other than his name. His birth place is unknown and his birth date is guessed at about 1815. A letter from Amelia …
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