Brief Life History of Levi Homer
When Levi Homer Mason was born on 29 July 1822, in Delhi, Delhi, Delaware, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Ward Mason, was 21 and his mother, Sally Maria Maxwell, was 18. He married Eunice Ann Smith on 3 June 1841, in Franklin Township, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Linn Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 21 July 1863, in Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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- Levi H Mason, "United States Census, 1850"
- Levi H. Mason, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Levi Mason, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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