Brief Life History of James
When James Stickney was born in 1816, in Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, David Stickney, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Sally Parker, was 36. He married Esther Bedell on 20 March 1836, in Monroe, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Deerfield, Oneida, New York, United States in 1850. He died before 1868.
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- James Stickney, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Stickney, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- James P. Stickney in entry for Lyman Stickney, 2d., "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Stickney (Lincolnshire). The place probably takes its name from the elongated island on which it stands, which may have been called Sticca (from Old English sticca ‘stick’, genitive sticcan), + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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