Brief Life History of Daniel R
When Daniel R Farnham was born on 24 April 1821, in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States, his father, Alfred Farnum, was 37 and his mother, Sally Ross, was 28. He married Mary A. Thompson on 15 November 1858, in Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 September 1903, in Rockford, Wright, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Rockford, Wright, Minnesota, United States.
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- D R Farnham, "Minnesota State Census, 1865 "
- Daniel R. Farnham, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Daniel R. Farnham, "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990"
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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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1845
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1849: Dakota, Minnesota Territory, United States 1851: Cass, Minnesota Territory, United States 1855: Wright, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Wright, Minnesota, United States
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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