Harriet H. Peck

Female1826–13 December 1898

Brief Life History of Harriet H.

When Harriet H. Peck was born in 1826, in Saratoga, New York, United States, her father, Collier Peck, was 30 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Peck, was 26. She died on 13 December 1898, in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States.

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Jonathan Seaman
1806–1884
Harriet H. Peck
1826–1898

Sources (10)

  • Harriet H Leaman in household of Jonathan Leaman, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • Harriet H L Seaman, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Susan M. Whited in entry for Wm. Seaman and Emma Davis, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

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World Events (7)

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

Age 1

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.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 4

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.

1846

Age 20

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Speake , with loss of initial S- (or perhaps vice versa).

English: variant of Peak .

English: perhaps occasionally a variant of Petch , itself a variant of Peach .

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

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