When Wilson C. Canfield was born on 28 December 1790, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Andrew C. Canfield, was 30 and his mother, Eunice Fairchild, was 34. He married Julia Seymour on 17 February 1818, in Pike Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pike Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1814. He died on 15 March 1880, in Le Raysville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Stevens Cemetery, Le Raysville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
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English:
habitational name from Great or Little Canfield in Essex, named with the Old English personal name Cana (see Cane 2) + feld ‘open country’.
in some cases the surname may be of Norman origin, a habitational name from Canville-les-Deux-Églises in Seine-Maritime (France).
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