When Malinda Randall was born on 14 May 1809, in Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Avery Randall, was 46 and her mother, Hopeful Briggs, was 41. She married William Campbell on 1 October 1826. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Lind, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. She died on 23 March 1888, in McCracken, Rush, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in McCracken, Rush, Kansas, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
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.
English (of Norman origin): common colloquial pronunciation of Randolph .
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