Brief Life History of Francis Wilmott
When Francis Wilmott Mayhew was born about 1832, in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Melven Mayhew, was 43 and his mother, Lucy Webster, was 36. He married Anna B. Couillard on 19 May 1862, in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. He lived in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1850.
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- Francis Mayhew in household of Melvin Mayhew, "United States Census, 1850"
- Francis W. Mayhew, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Francis W. Mayhew, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Dane, Wisconsin, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from the French and Middle English personal name Maheu (Old French Mahieu), a common Norman form of Matthew . Its common Middle English pet form was Maw, by syncope of the medial -he-; see under Maw 1. See also May and Mahy .
Americanized form of French Mailloux .
History: Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, c. 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha's Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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