Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Perkins was born about 1804, in Bethany, Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Peter Perkins, was 39 and her mother, Asenath F. Beecher, was 38. She married Alva Bunnell on 28 February 1836, in Paugasset, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Birmingham, New Haven, Connecticut, United States in 1870 and Paugasset, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America in 1880. She died on 13 November 1886, at the age of 83.
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- Lucy Bunnell in household of Alva Bunnell, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lucy Barnes in entry for Alva Bunnel, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Lucy Bunnell in household of Alva Bunnell, "United States Census, 1870"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
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.
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English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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