Brief Life History of Laura Melissa
When Laura Melissa Marsden was born on 4 September 1804, in Oswego, New York, United States, her father, William Marsden Sr., was 26 and her mother, Sarah Waring, was 18. She married Joseph B Patch on 24 January 1831, in Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Liberty, Liberty Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Bloomer Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 September 1890, in Carson City, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Bloomer Township Cemetery, Carson City, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
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- Laura Patch in household of Joseph Patch, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura Patch, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Laura Warsden in entry for Wm. Patch, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and Yorkshire, so named from Old English mercels ‘boundary’ (see Mark 2) + denu ‘valley’ (see Dean 1), i.e. a valley forming a natural boundary.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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