Brief Life History of Carolina Augusta
When Carolina Augusta Sherman was born on 9 August 1826, in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ephraim Sherman, was 45 and her mother, Lydia Elvira Parker, was 40. She married Charles Joseph Packard on 17 April 1850, in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Plover, Portage, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Wisconsin, United States in 1870. She died on 27 March 1916, in Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Caroline A Pachard in household of Charles J Pachard, "United States Census, 1880"
- Caroline A. Shuman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Caroline Augusta Sherman Packard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
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.
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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