When Mehitable Bullock was born on 2 May 1811, in Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Hezakiah Bullock, was 29 and her mother, Patience Irons, was 31. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Ransom Barry. She died on 18 April 1874, at the age of 62, and was buried in Lynhaven Cemetery, Lyndonville, Yates, Orleans, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1824: Orleans, New York, United States
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.
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.
English (West Midlands): from Middle English bulluc, bullok ‘bullock’ (Old English bulluc), referring to a young bull, probably applied as a nickname for an exuberant young man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of bullocks.
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