Brief Life History of Hannah E.
When Hannah E. Farrington was born on 18 July 1813, in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elijah Farrington, was 35 and her mother, Puah Hayden, was 36. She had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with James Russel Claflin. She died on 3 June 1864, in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 50.
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- Hannah Claflin in household of James C Claflin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hannah Claflin Farrington, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Hannah C. Farrington, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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World Events (7)
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.
1820 · Making States Equal
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.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Farrington in Lancashire, but perhaps occasionally from Farrington Gurney in Somerset. Both are named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The surname also probably reached America via Ireland, where it is recorded as early as the 14th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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