Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Whitcomb was born on 10 April 1820, in Washington, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Reuben Whitcomb Jr, was 46 and his mother, Mary Magoon, was 33. He married Esther Mann about 1846, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont, United States for about 20 years. In 1880, at the age of 60, his occupation is listed as a farmer. He died on 6 July 1897, in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Ruben Whitcomb in household of Lucius Boyes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Reuben Whitcomb, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Reuben Whitcomb, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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