Amasa A Soule

Brief Life History of Amasa A

When Amasa A Soule was born on 23 June 1815, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Joseph Soule, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Nason, was 30. He married Sarah Ann Rollins on 16 July 1843, in Waldo, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Landaff, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States in 1870 and Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 18 January 1883, in Cumberland, Cumberland, Barron, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amasa A Soule
1815–1883
Rhoda M Stevens
1820–1853
Marriage: 1 October 1848
Carrie Soule
1851–1852
George Herbert Soule
1853–1939

Sources (17)

  • Amasa Soule, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Amasa Soule, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • A. A. Soule, "Illinois, Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"

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World Events (8)

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. 

1830

Historical Boundaries: 1830: McLean, Illinois, United States

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 (Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a variant of Soul .

French (Soulé): topographic name for someone who lived in a house exposed to sun, a variant of Soulier 2; or a habitational name from Soulé, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.

History: George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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