Alvin L. Hamlin

Brief Life History of Alvin L.

When Alvin L. Hamlin was born on 1 July 1792, in West Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Asa Hamlin, was 38 and his mother, Lois HOOPER, was 18. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Nancy Wilcox. He lived in Murray, Orleans, New York, United States in 1830 and Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 7 August 1870, in Wolcottville, Orange Township, Noble, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Witmer Manor, Johnson Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alvin L. Hamlin
1792–1870
Nancy Wilcox
1797–1836
Erastus Gibbs Hamlin
1819–1902
Adelia Caroline Hamlin
1822–1854
'Frank' Franklin Wallace Hamlin
1826–1907
Ann H Hamlin
1831–1901

Sources (3)

  • Alvan Hamblin, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • Alvin Hamlin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alvin Hamlin, "United States Census, 1830"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: of Norman origin, from the Norman French and Middle English personal name Hamelin, a double diminutive of Hamo (see Hammond ).

French: variant of Hamelin and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

Americanized form of Finnish Hämäläinen (see Hamalainen ).

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

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