Brief Life History of James Ashbey
When James Ashbey Latham was born on 14 June 1808, in Noank, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Latham, was 44 and his mother, Sabrina Ashby, was 36. He married Abagail Palmer on 18 June 1832, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Connecticut, United States in 1808 and Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 40 years. In 1880, at the age of 72, his occupation is listed as s.. carpenter. He died on 29 July 1902, in Noank, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Noank, Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Jas A Latham, "United States Census, 1870"
- James A. Latham, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- James A. Latham, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Lathom in Lancashire, or occasionally perhaps from Laytham in Yorkshire. The placenames mean ‘at the barns’, from hlǫthum, the dative plural form of Old Norse hlatha ‘barn, store house’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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