Brief Life History of Gamaliel H
When Gamaliel H Sperry was born on 24 July 1828, in Dryden, Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, Rexford Sperry, was 28 and his mother, Lucy, was 26. He married Mary S Carr on 28 March 1848, in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States. He died on 6 July 1899, in Dryden, Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Green Hills, Portland, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Gamalie Speny, "United States Census, 1870"
- Gamaliel H Sperry, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Gamaliel Sperry, "New York State Census, 1892"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Leicestershire): from the early Middle English personal name Sperry (Old Norse Sperrir, perhaps originally a nickname for a tall man, from Old Norse sperra ‘spar, beam, stake’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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