When Mary Ann Francisco was born on 5 December 1826, in New York, United States, her father, Henry Francisco, was 24 and her mother, Polly Lovina Chapman, was 20. She married Dennis Cole on 20 November 1850, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Salt River Township, Knox, Missouri, United States in 1870. She died on 26 November 1898, in Litchfield, Medina, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71.
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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.
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.
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Knox, Missouri, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Juan, Luis, Ana, Pedro, Rolando, Alfredo, Carlos, Gregorio, Arturo, Ramon. Portuguese Joaquim, Duarte, Amadeu, Catarina, Joao.
Spanish and Portuguese: from the personal name Francisco, Latin Franciscus (see Francis ).
Italian: from the personal name Francisco, a variant of Francesco . In North America, the surname Francisco is also an altered form of the latter and a shortened (and altered) form of the patronymics De Francisco , De Francesco , and Di Francesco .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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