Brief Life History of Salome Harriett
Salome Harriett was born about 1812, in France. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with David T. Seguin. She lived in Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She was buried in Fort Madison City Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Salome H Sequin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Harriett Seguin in household of David Seguin, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
Restoration and constitutional monarchy (Louis XVIII, Charles X). Revolution of 1830. Reign of Louis-Philippe. Economic prosperity. Rapid development of industrialization. First railways. First colonies established.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
form of an unrecorded Aramaic name, akin to the Hebrew word shalom ‘peace’. It was common at the time of Christ, and was borne by one of the women who were at his tomb and witnessed the Resurrection (Mark 16:1–8). This would normally have led to its common use as a Christian name, and it is indeed found as such in medieval times. However, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, it was also the name of King Herod's stepdaughter, the daughter of Queen Herodias. In the Bible, a daughter of Herodias, generally identified as this Salome, danced for Herod and so pleased him that he offered to give her anything she wanted. Prompted by her mother, she asked for (and got) the head of John the Baptist, who was in one of Herod's prisons (Mark 6:17–28). This story so gripped medieval imagination that the name Salome became more or less taboo until the end of the 19th century, when Oscar Wilde wrote a play about her and some unconventional souls began to choose the name for their daughters.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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