Brief Life History of Caroline S
When Caroline S Waters was born on 17 January 1826, in Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Asa Waters II, was 56 and her mother, Susan Trask 'Sukey' Holman, was 41. She married Jonathan Forbush in 1834, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years. She died on 7 August 1876, at the age of 50.
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- Caroline S Forbush, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Caroline S Waters, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Caroline L Farbush, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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