Brief Life History of Harriet Levina
When Harriet Levina Greenwood was born on 4 July 1821, in Fowler, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, her father, John Richmond Greenwood, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Webster, was 36. She married William Riley Meeker on 11 June 1841, in Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Fowler Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 4 April 1893, in Brookfield, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dugan Cemetery, Fowler Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.
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- Harriet Meeker, "United States Census, 1880"
- Harriet Greenwood in entry for Matt Riley Meeker, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Harriet Meeker, "United States Census, 1870"
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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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Greenwood Lee in Heptonstall (Yorkshire), from Middle English grene ‘green’ + wode ‘wood’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünholz, an ornamental compound of German grün ‘green’ + Holz ‘wood’, and probably also of the same German surname.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünwald (see Grunwald ), and of French Boisvert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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