When Hezekiah Doane was born on 20 December 1822, in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Hezekiah Doane, was 36 and his mother, Eunice Nickerson, was 41. He married Emeline Snow after 1 June 1844, in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or Ó Damháin ‘descendant of Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn, little stag’, a rare Ulster name. See also Devine .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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