Brief Life History of Mary A.
When Mary A. Churchill was born on 30 May 1831, in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Samuel Churchill, was 35 and her mother, Eliza Willett, was 30. She married Charles Butler before 1855. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Moultonborough, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States in 1850. She died on 10 March 1857, at the age of 25, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Mary A Churchill in household of Samuel Churchill, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary A. Churchill Butler, "Find a Grave Index"
- Mary Churchill in entry for John Gilbert Butler, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset and Somerset): habitational name from any of various places called Churchill, for example in Devon, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Worcestershire. Most were probably originally named with a Celtic element crūg ‘hill’ (which early on was reinterpreted as Old English cyrice ‘church’), to which was added Old English hyll ‘hill’. Alternatively, a topographic name denoting someone who lived ‘(on the) church hill’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Finnish Kirkkomäki: ornamental or topographic name from kirkko ‘church’ + mäki ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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