Brief Life History of David Abraham
David Abraham Snavely was born on 21 May 1829, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Hester Earnest on 19 February 1852, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 16 March 1910, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Dutch Corner, Bedford Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- David Snabley, "United States Census, 1900"
- David Snavely, "Find A Grave Index"
- David Snavely in entry for D. O. Snavely, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Schneebeli or Schnebli: nickname for a white-haired man, from derivative of Middle High German snē, snēw ‘snow’. Compare Schnebly and Snively .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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