Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Stickney was born in 1796, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Samuel Stickney, was 30 and his mother, Lydia White, was 29. He married Elsa Johnson on 18 January 1825, in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Boone Township, Boone, Illinois, United States for about 5 years. He died on 29 September 1869, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Samuel Stickney, "United States Census, 1860"
- Samuel Stickney and Elsie Johnson, 1825, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Unknown, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"
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World Events (8)
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.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Stickney (Lincolnshire). The place probably takes its name from the elongated island on which it stands, which may have been called Sticca (from Old English sticca ‘stick’, genitive sticcan), + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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