Brief Life History of Maria Cornelia
When Maria Cornelia Williams was born on 22 October 1829, in Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Watson Williams, was 24 and her mother, Louisa A. "Louiza" Andrews, was 20. She married Cyrus Gould Sherwood in 1850. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Pavilion, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1880. She died on 10 March 1911, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Maria Sherwood in household of Carrie M Gilmore, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Maria Cornelia Williams - Government record: birth-name: Maria Cornelia Williams
- Maria Cornelia Sherwood, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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