Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Rounds was born on 24 January 1819, in Homer, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Rounds, was 22 and his mother, Lucy Kellogg, was 37. He married Susanna George in 1840, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Marion, Juneau, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. He died after 1885, in Caledonia, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Abram Rounds, "Wisconsin State Census, 1885"
- Abraham Round in entry for Wilbur Round, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
- Abraham Round, "United States Census, 1870"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): variant of Round , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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