When Mary Gallaway was born on 6 June 1813, in Canada, her father, Duty Galloway, was 38 and her mother, Martha Gallaway, was 32. She married Nathan Ford Giffin on 26 April 1831, in Black Lake, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 January 1863, in Heuvelton, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Heuvelton, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.
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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.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
English and Scottish: variant of Galloway .
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