Brief Life History of Ephraim
When Ephraim Warfield was born on 5 February 1797, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Henry Warfield, was 33 and his mother, Ann Hammond, was 29. He married Catharine Brown on 3 May 1836, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States in 1850. He was buried in Lisbon, Howard, Maryland, United States.
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- Ephraim Warfield, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ephraim Warfield, "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970"
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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.
1810
Historical Boundaries: 1810: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States 1851: Howard, Maryland, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): habitational name from a place in Berkshire called Warfield, from Old English wer, wær ‘weir’ + feld ‘pasture, open country’.
History: Richard Warfield came from Berkshire, England, to MD in 1662.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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