Brief Life History of Caroline E.
Caroline E. Wells was born in March 1824, in New York, United States. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with David Card. She lived in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1850 and South Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 20 January 1903, in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.
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- Caroline Card in household of David Card, "United States Census, 1850"
- Caroline E. Card, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
- Wells in entry for Willis E Card and Gertrude Uncapher, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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World Events (8)
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
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.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wells next the Sea (Norfolk) or Wells (Somerset), both named with the plural of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a group of springs or streams.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dupuis ‘from the well’.
History: One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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