Brief Life History of Lucius Kimbal
When Lucius Kimbal Packard was born on 8 February 1825, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, Rev Lucius Alden Packard, was 23 and his mother, Cynthia Burrill, was 21. He married Susan Jane Wyman on 14 April 1852, in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Cornville, Somerset, Maine, United States in 1850 and Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 21 May 1888, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States.
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- Lucus H Packard in household of Lucus Packard, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mr. Lucius K. Packard, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Lucius Kimball Packard, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pak(e) ‘pack, bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, probably a derogatory occupational name for a peddler.
English: pejorative derivative of the Middle English personal name Pack .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Packert, Päckert, from ancient Germanic personal names formed with a word meaning ‘battle’ or ‘to fight’; or a variant of Packer 2 (with excrescent -t).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Occupation
When a young man he worked in a straw factory in Augusta, Maine. While there the group he was with told stories. One was called "A Bowl Full of Lies" another "Beardsley". Grandmother Mable Rowe wrote …
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