When James B. Manzer was born about 1815, in Jewett, Greene, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Manzer, was 25 and his mother, Mary Polly Bashford, was 24. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Alice Munson. He died on 9 January 1854, in Ashland, Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Ashland, Greene, New York, United States.
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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.
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
German: habitational name for someone from Manze in Silesia or Manzen in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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