Brief Life History of Emily F
When Emily F Packard was born in 1823, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States, her father, Rev Lucius Alden Packard, was 22 and her mother, Cynthia Burrill, was 19. She married Enos Wilder in 1846. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States in 1860 and Somerset, Maine, United States in 1900. She died on 26 June 1901, in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Emley Wilder in household of Enos Wilder, "United States Census, 1860"
- Emily F. Packard, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Saco Death Record
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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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pak(e) ‘pack, bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, probably a derogatory occupational name for a peddler.
English: pejorative derivative of the Middle English personal name Pack .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Packert, Päckert, from ancient Germanic personal names formed with a word meaning ‘battle’ or ‘to fight’; or a variant of Packer 2 (with excrescent -t).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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