Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Snell was born on 8 January 1822, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Adam Frederick Snell, was 25 and his mother, Delia Garlock, was 23. He married Mrs John Henry Snell about 1847, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1900, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 79.
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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.
1829
Established in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .
English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).
Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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