Esther Baldwin

Femaleabout 1796–

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Baldwin was born about 1796, in Augusta, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Philemon Baldwin Sr, was 39 and her mother, Esther, was 38. She married Laurence Huff on 22 May 1821, in Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died in United States.

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Laurence Huff
1790–1852
Esther Baldwin
1796–
Marriage: 22 May 1821
Alonzo Huff
1833–
Henry Huff
1838–
George Huff
1840–

Sources (2)

  • Esther Baldwin, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1821Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

    • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

    Age 1

    Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 4

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

    Age 31

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English and North German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements bald ‘bold, brave’ + wine ‘friend’, which was extremely popular among the Normans and in Flanders in the early Middle Ages. It was the personal name of the Crusader who in 1100 became the first Christian king of Jerusalem, and of four more Crusader kings of Jerusalem. It was also borne by Baldwin, Count of Flanders (1172–1205), leader of the Fourth Crusade, who became first Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1204). In North America, this surname has absorbed Dutch forms such as Boudewijn.

    Irish: surname adopted in Donegal by bearers of the Gaelic surname Ó Maolagáin (see Milligan ), due to association of Gaelic maol ‘bald, hairless’ with English bald.

    History: A John Baldwin from Buckinghamshire, England, arrived in the US in 1638 and settled in Milford, CT.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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