Brief Life History of Orville
When Orville Colvin was born on 28 November 1821, in New York, United States, his father, Moses Colvin, was 27 and his mother, Susannah Rush, was 27. He married Jane L. Smith in 1851, in Washington Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years and Le Boeuf Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 28 January 1902, in LeBoeuf, Le Boeuf Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Washington Valley Cemetery, Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Orvil Calvin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Orville Calvin, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- Orvil Colvin in entry for Amos Winton Colvin, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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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.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Donegal, Antrim): variant of Colville , probably reflecting a local pronunciation. The name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century.
Manx: if not identical with 1, perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Kolbeinn, with /v/ substituted for /b/.
English: from the rare Middle English personal name Colwin, Colvin, which may be a borrowing into English of a Welsh name whose modern form is Collwyn ‘white’, or of colwyn ‘doe, puppy, pet dog’, or of the placename Colwyn (Denbighshire, Radnorshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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