Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Swinehart was born on 2 June 1822, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, her father, Gabriel Swinehart, was 23 and her mother, Margret Fry, was 19. She married John W McClaren on 16 September 1841, in Carroll, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Orange Township, Carroll, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Salt Creek Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 19 January 1864, in Carroll, Ohio, United States, at the age of 41.
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- A Mcclaren in household of Jno W Mcclaren, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ann Swinehart, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Anna Swinehart in entry for Emily R Davis, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
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
Americanized form of German Schweinhardt:
occupational name for a swineherd, from Middle High German swīn ‘hog, swine’ + hertære ‘herder’.
from an ancient Germanic personal name based on a word cognate with Old High German swein, Middle Low German sven ‘boy’ + hart ‘strong’. Compare Swihart .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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