Brief Life History of Winfield S.
When Winfield S. Leadbetter was born on 7 September 1847, in Vinalhaven, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, John W Leadbetter, was 35 and his mother, Deborah Young, was 29. He married Lillian Crockett on 7 January 1877, in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States for about 70 years. He died on 2 November 1944, in United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Browns Head Cemetery, Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- Winfield F Leadbetter, "United States Census, 1930"
- Winfield S Leadbetter, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
- Winfield Leadbetter, "Find A Grave Index"
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1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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English: variant of Ledbetter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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