Brief Life History of William
When William Tarr was born on 1 July 1797, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Joseph Richard Tarr, was 38 and his mother, Deborah Toothaker, was 11794. He married Rebecca Hopkins in 1825, in Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 19 April 1879, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.
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- William Farr, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Tarr, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- William Tarr, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Devon and Somerset): habitational name from Tarr in Hawkridge, or Tarr in Lydeard Saint Lawrence (both in Somerset). The placenames may derive from Old English torr ‘rock, rocky peak’, though this cannot be certain as early forms of the placenames have not been found.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English tar(re) ‘tar’ (Old English teoru), for someone who worked with tar, such as a person who tarred ships to keep them watertight.
Possibly also an altered form of German Tharr, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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