Harriet Newell Mayhew

Brief Life History of Harriet Newell

When Harriet Newell Mayhew was born on 27 April 1831, in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Melven Mayhew, was 40 and her mother, Lucy Webster, was 33. She married Benjamin L. Loomis on 31 May 1848, in Fitchburg, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. She died on 20 March 1905, in Millville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin L. Loomis
1825–1911
Harriet Newell Mayhew
1831–1905
Marriage: 31 May 1848
Orra Manley Loomis
1854–1927
Emma Lelia Loomis
1860–1861
Carrie Loomis
1863–1918

Sources (15)

  • Hariett Loamis in household of Benj L Loamis, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Harriet Mayhew, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Harriet Newell Mayhew Loomis, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

World Events (8)

1836

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Sept 3, 1836 Treaty Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River on September 3, 1836. The Menominee Nation ceded nearly 4 million acres of land for the following items every year for twenty years: $3,000 worth of food provisions, 2,000 lbs. of tobacco, 30 barrels of salt, agricultural supplies, and $500 per year. (Wisconsin Historical Society)

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: Grant, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Grant, Wisconsin, United States

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

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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