Brief Life History of James
When James Bigelow was born in 1819, in Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Bigelow, was 34 and his mother, Angelina Prentice, was 35. He died on 12 October 1844, in Millville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 25.
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- Legacy NFS Source: James Bigelow - death: before 1826; United States
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Name Meaning
English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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