Brief Life History of Adam Frederick
When Adam Frederick Snell was born on 6 September 1796, in Snells Bush, Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Frederick F. Snell, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Schaffer, was 18. He married Delia Garlock on 22 September 1816, in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 26 March 1881, in Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Rural Park Cemetery, Ingham Mills Station, Manheim, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Adam F Snell, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Joannes Adamus Schnell, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Adam Snell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1797
Established in 1797.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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.
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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