When Susannah Cornelia Soule was born on 1 October 1827, in Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Elisha Phelps Soule, was 21 and her mother, Polly Colegrove, was 17. She married William Porter Abbott on 15 November 1845, in Middlebury Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sheldon, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Wisconsin, United States in 1870. She died on 15 October 1898, in Wilton, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dorset Ridge Cemetery, Wilton, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States.
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American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
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