Brief Life History of Patten
When Patten Atwood was born on 11 January 1805, in Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Joseph Alexandria Atwood, was 48 and his mother, Mary Polly Powers, was 33. He married Anna Brooks on 14 February 1826, in Dunwich Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Owen Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1880 and United States in 1898. He died on 2 January 1898, in Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, United States.
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- Patten Atwoods, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Deacon Patten Atwood - birth: 11 January 1805; Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
- Patten Atwood, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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