Brief Life History of Leonard
When Leonard Gardner was born on 27 June 1827, in New York, United States, his father, Perry Green Gardner, was 28 and his mother, Electa Tilden, was 36. He lived in Washington Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 20 November 1896, in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Leonard Gardner, "United States Census, 1880"
- Leonard Gardner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leonard Gardner, "United States Census, 1860"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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