Brief Life History of William N
When William N Fargo was born on 23 March 1808, in Warsaw, Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, United States, his father, Silas C. Fargo, was 23 and his mother, Catharine Whiting, was 22. He married Sarah Ann Rich Whiting in 1831, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Delavan, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States in 1850 and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States for about 15 years. He died on 27 January 1887, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.
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- William N Fargo, "Wisconsin State Census, 1875"
- W. N. Fargo, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
- William N. Fargo in entry for Henry B. Fargo and Kate E. Seaver Or Patty, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Fargeau: from the personal name Fargeau, an old vernacular derivative of Latin Ferreolus (see Forget ).
Variant of Vargo , a surname of Hungarian origin.
Americanized form of Hungarian Faragó (see Farago ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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