Lyman Hawley

Brief Life History of Lyman

When Lyman Hawley was born on 26 June 1801, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Abijah Hawley, was 64 and his mother, Molly Burritt, was 36. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Melissa Wells. He lived in Pendleton, Niagara, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 10 May 1885, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Carroll Hill Cemetery, Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Hawley
1801–1885
Melissa Wells
1817–1894
Cyrus Abijah Hawley
1848–1941
Betsey Mellissa Hawley
1851–1940

Sources (21)

  • Lyman Hawley, "United States, Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lyman Hawley - Published information: birth-name: Lyman
  • Lyman Hawley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1805

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorial list

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a lost place called Hawley in Sheffield (Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse haugr ‘hill, burial mound’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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