When Lewis Richard Pauley was born in 1822, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Pauley, was 31 and his mother, Martha "Patsey" Hill, was 27. He married Frances A Smith in 1840. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Boone, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1866, in Boone, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 44.
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“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Pauly, or a pet form of Paul.
German: variant or a derivative of Paul . Compare Poley .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Pavilly (Seine‐Maritime, France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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