Samuel Harwood

Male1818–6 September 1883

Brief Life History of Samuel

Samuel Harwood was born in 1818, in Fairfax, Virginia, United States. He married Mrs. E. Harrover about 1839, in Virginia, United States. He died on 6 September 1883, in his hometown, at the age of 65.

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Samuel Harwood
1818–1883
Mrs. E. Harrover
1820–
Marriage: about 1839

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Harrover -

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  • Marriage
    about 1839Virginia, United States

    • World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 1

    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. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 2

    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.

    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

    Age 6

    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of several places called Harwood (Lancashire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Devon), Harewood (Herefordshire, Yorkshire), or Horwood (Devon). The placenames derive from Old English hār ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’ + wudu ‘wood’. This name has also become established in Ireland.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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