When Mary Mix was born on 10 April 1816, in Wells, Wells, Hamilton, New York, United States, her father, Ira Mix, was 40 and her mother, Lurenda Brown Clark, was 33.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Altered form of English Meeks .
German: from an old vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Remigius (see Remy ).
Americanized form of German Miksch .
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