Brief Life History of William
When William Aiken was born on 20 July 1810, in Londonderry, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Capt Daniel Aiken, was 49 and his mother, Mary Jameson, was 35. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Eunice Daggett Veasey. He lived in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States in 1880. He died on 14 August 1885, at the age of 75, and was buried in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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- William Aiken, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Aiken, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- William Aiken, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .
History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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