Anna Landon

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Landon was born in October 1823, in Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Heman Landon, was 25 and her mother, Olive Alzada Hyde, was 24. She married Martin Flowers Allen in 1841, in Saint Lawrence, Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, United States. She died on 9 July 1843, in her hometown, at the age of 19, and was buried in Norton Cemetery, Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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Martin Flowers Allen
1820–1900
Anna Landon
1823–1843
Marriage: 1841

Sources (2)

  • Anna Landon Allen, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Anna Landon - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: burial: after 9 July 1843;

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1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

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.

Name Meaning

English: altered form of Langdon .

English: habitational name from Lavendon (Buckinghamshire), which is recorded as Laundone in 1232 and Lavenden alias Launden in 1639. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Lāfa (genitive Lāfan) + Old English denu ‘valley’.

French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Lando, a short form of compound names based on the element land ‘land, territory’, via the oblique case, Landonis.

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

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