Brief Life History of John Goodell
When John Goodell Prouty was born on 19 April 1827, in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac Prouty, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Goodell, was 23. He married Lucy Ann Hubbard on 19 May 1853, in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 11 September 1854, at the age of 27, and was buried in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- John G Pronty in household of Isaac Pronty, "United States Census, 1850"
- John G. Prouty, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- John G. Prouty, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
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
Probably an altered form of Scottish Proudy, unexplained. This is a distinguished surname in VT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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