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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"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."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
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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