Brief Life History of Peter Allen
When Peter Allen Ulam was born in April 1781, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Wendel Woolam, was 23 and his mother, Sophia, was 20. He married Catharine Ann Stokes about 1810, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 10 August 1852, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in East Cooper Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Peter Ullom, "United States Census, 1820"
- Peter Ulam in entry for David Ulam, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1795
Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Polish:
from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Julianus (see Julian ).
possibly also a nickname froma derivative of Old Polish ulać ‘to mold or cast’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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