Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Sawdey was born on 17 February 1820, in Conneaut Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Benjamin Sawdey, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Sawdey, was 29. He died on 17 April 1874, in Algoma, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Oshkosh Town, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Abram Sawdy, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Abraham Sawdey - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Abraham Sawdey
- Abraham Fawdey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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