Brief Life History of Ambrose
When Ambrose Arnold was born on 19 October 1819, in Palermo, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Spencer Arnold, was 25 and his mother, Nancy Soule, was 25. He married Elizabeth Bartlett Barton in February 1844, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 16 July 1888, in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bradford, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Ambrose Arnold, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ambrose Arnold, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ambrose Arnold, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
Spouse and Children
1819–1888 Male
1822–1868 Female
Children (7)
1847–1900 Female
1850– Male
1851–1920 Female
1854–1873 Female
1858–1926 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1794–1874 Male
1794–1874 Female
Siblings (7)
1817–1827 Female
1819–1888 Male
1822–1826 Female
1824–1904 Female
1827–1878 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 1
1827
Age 8
1838 · The Aroostook War
Age 19
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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