James "Roland" Hawes

9 February 1829–
Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of James "Roland"

When James "Roland" Hawes was born on 9 February 1829, in Corinna, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, James Hawes, was 29 and his mother, Frances Hancock Lawrence, was 25. He died in At Sea.

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Family Time Line

James Hawes
1799–1865
Frances Hancock Lawrence
1803–1888
Rebecca Parker Hawes
1827–1890
James "Roland" Hawes
1829–
Frances Ann Hawes
1831–1927
Laura Burr Rose Hawes
1833–1870
Martin VanBuren Hawes
1835–1901
Byron Hawes
1839–1915
Sarah Emeline Hawes
1841–1895
Dr Jesse Hawes
1843–1901
Frederick Webber Hawes
1845–1911

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
Age 3
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1863
Age 34
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (southern):of Norman origin, from Anglo-Norman French and Middle English Haueis, Hawis, from an Old French form of the ancient Germanic female personal name Hadewidis (from had- ‘war’ + wid- with a range of possible original meanings).variant of Haw , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Possible Related Names

Haw

Sources (2)

  • James R. Hawes, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"

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