When Captain Elisha Snow was born on 4 October 1797, in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Captain Isaac Snow, was 23 and his mother, Ruth Hayden, was 26. He married Mary Sartelle on 28 April 1821, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States in 1860 and St. George, Knox, Maine, United States in 1860. He died on 14 April 1877, in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Thomaston Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries: 1803: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States 1860: Knox, Maine, United States
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.
English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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