Brief Life History of Sally
When Sally Keeler was born on 29 August 1823, in Connecticut, United States, her father, Benjamin Keeler, was 32 and her mother, Abigail Hoyt, was 30. She lived in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1850.
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- Sally Keeler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sally Keeler in household of Abagail Keeler, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Kent): probably an occupational name from Middle English keler ‘keelman, bargeman’, an agent derivative of Middle English kele ‘flat-bottomed ship, barge, lighter’ (from Middle Dutch kiel). The sense would seem to be ‘crewman of a keel’ rather than ‘shipwright’.
Americanized form of German Kühler, from a variant of an old personal name (see Keeling ) or a variant of Kuhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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