Brief Life History of Andrew Jackson
When Andrew Jackson Kneeland was born on 20 March 1823, in Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Warren Kneeland, was 51 and his mother, Rachel Randall, was 28. He married Lucy Adeline Parker on 31 January 1850. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Augusta, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 17 April 1886, in Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Amos Parker Cemetery, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States.
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- Jackson Kneeland in household of J B Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
- Andrew J. Kneeland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Kneeland in entry for Flora Kneeland, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Nialláin (see Nealon ). This surname is rare in Britain.
History: Family tradition holds that John Kneeland, born in 1575 in Glasgow, Scotland, came with his brother Edward to Massachusetts Bay c. 1630 on board one of his father's vessels freighted with provisions for the Pilgrims, and that he settled near Boston. His grandson Samuel Kneeland (1697–1769) was a printer who published the Boston Gazette from 1741 to 1755.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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