Brief Life History of William A.
When William A. Bicknell was born on 16 July 1836, in Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Japhet Bicknell, was 38 and his mother, Amey Bennett, was 40. He married Elizabeth H Bicknall on 27 June 1858, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He lived in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1900 and Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States in 1910.
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- William A Becknell, "United States Census, 1870"
- William A. Bicknell, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Wm A in entry for Leonard L Lawton, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
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1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bickenhill in Warwickshire, Bickenhall in Somerset or Bignell in Oxfordshire. The former two are named with the Old English personal name Bicca + Old English hyll ‘hill’, but in the Somerset name the final element alternates with Old English h(e)all ‘hall’. Bignell is named with the Old English personal name Biga + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Bignell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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