Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Ramsdell was born on 17 August 1807, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, David Ramsdell, was 43 and her mother, Mary Polly Cudworth, was 42. She married Lyman Weeks on 11 September 1831, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 4 December 1871, in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Mary Weeks, "United States Census, 1870"
- Polly Ramsdell, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Polly Ramsdelt in entry for Edwin George Weeks, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (7)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name, possibly from Ramsdell in Hampshire, but more likely from Ramsdale, a place in North Yorkshire, named from Old English hramsa ‘wild garlic’ (or possibly the genitive case of the byname Ram(m) ‘ram’) + dæl ‘valley’, or from Ramsdale Farm in Arnold, Nottinghamshire. Compare Ransdell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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