Cyrus Miller Humphrey

Brief Life History of Cyrus Miller

When Cyrus Miller Humphrey was born on 3 March 1817, in Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Naaman Case, was 17 and his mother, Roxanna Miller, was 21. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1880. He died on 18 May 1859, in New Albany, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 42.

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Cyrus Miller Humphrey
1817–1859
Mary E Butler
1824–1860

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  • Miller Humphrey, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (6)

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.

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.

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

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