Brief Life History of Harriet Newell
When Harriet Newell Hand was born on 15 July 1818, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Hand, was 48 and her mother, Elizabeth Sill, was 36. She died on 3 June 1842, in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere Township, Boone, Illinois, United States.
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- Harriett Hand Doolittle, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriet Newell, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Harriett Newell Hand Doolittle, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia
Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the hand or perhaps to skill in its use, from Middle English hond(e), hand(e), Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Johan metter hant (Rijkhoven 1284), Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1 above).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh (see Guthrie ), as a result of association with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, such as Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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