When Mary Ferrington was born about 1804, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jehu Farrington, was 39 and her mother, Easter Carley, was 33. She married Redden Fields on 31 December 1825, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 October 1849, in her hometown, at the age of 46.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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.
English (Shropshire): variant of Farrington .
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