Brief Life History of Sawyer Porter
When Sawyer Porter Towne was born in 1826, in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, William Towne, was 34 and his mother, Sally Fowler Norris, was 35. He married Isabelle Catherine Upp on 1 March 1861, in Erie, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 4 July 1897, in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States.
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- S B Town, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sawyer P. Towne, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Sawyer P. Town, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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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.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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English: variant of Town .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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