When Elmira Cordelia Soule was born on 12 November 1831, in Palermo, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel Riley Soule, was 31 and her mother, Bridget Elizabeth Marden, was 29. She married Leonard A Rice on 19 February 1854, in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Westfield, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1880. She died in 1916, in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States, at the age of 85.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Aroostock, Maine, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Aroostook, Maine, United States
English (Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a variant of Soul .
French (Soulé): topographic name for someone who lived in a house exposed to sun, a variant of Soulier 2; or a habitational name from Soulé, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.
History: George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
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