Brief Life History of Samantha
When Samantha Case was born on 15 February 1823, in Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Case, was 27 and her mother, Zeruah Thomas, was 23. She married Nelson Wood on 18 February 1847. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Troy Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died about 1881, at the age of 59, and was buried in Alba, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Semantha Wood in household of Nelson Wood, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samantha Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samantha Wood in household of Samuel Case, "United States Census, 1860"
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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.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English cass, case ‘box, chest, casket, case’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.
English: alternatively, a variant of Cass or Cash .
Americanized form of French Caisse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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