Brief Life History of William
When William Farnham was born on 20 January 1817, in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States, his father, Alfred Farnum, was 33 and his mother, Sally Ross, was 24. He married Elizabeth Smith Fessenden on 1 February 1844, in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1817. He died on 28 April 1852, in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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- William Farnham, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- William Farnham, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- William Farnham, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
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: habitational name from Farnham in Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, Surrey, and Yorkshire, all named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + either hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water, a water-meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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