When Harriett Ann Boomer was born on 9 September 1829, in New York, United States, her father, Collins Boomer, was 42 and her mother, Harriet Finn, was 34. She married George P. Barber about 1858. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died in April 1902, at the age of 72.
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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.
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Dutch: occupational name for a guard at a barrier (Dutch slagboom) or for a lumberjack (with reference to boom ‘tree’).
Americanized form of German Böhmer (see Boehmer ) or Baumer or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Irish (Antrim): unexplained, reportedly brought to Northern Ireland by French Huguenot refugees in the early 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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