Joel Small

Brief Life History of Joel

When Joel Small was born on 10 July 1837, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Nathaniel Small, was 39 and his mother, Hannah Card, was 45. He married Amanda Newell on 29 June 1861, in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 29 November 1900, in Lisbon Falls, Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in South Bowdoin Cemetery, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joel Small
1837–1900
Amanda Newell
1842–1930
Marriage: 29 June 1861
Lillian Francis Small
1863–1929
Frank Woodworth Small
1864–1896
Marcia Orr Small
1866–1955
Viletta I. Small
1868–1886
Georgia Evelyn Small
1870–1950
Robert H. Small
1872–1901
John Newell Small
1874–1959
Mildred M. Small
1877–1939
Abbie Bowley Small
1878–1960

Sources (26)

  • Joel Small, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Joel Small, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Joel Small, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1838 · The Aroostook War

"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): nickname for a person of slender build or diminutive stature, from Middle English smal(e), smel(e) ‘small, slender, thin’ (Old English smæl).

Irish (Down): adopted for Beag ‘small’; see Begg .

Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘small’, e.g. German Klein and Schmal , Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý (see Maly 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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