Brief Life History of Clarissa
When Clarissa Wardwell was born on 7 November 1797, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel Wardwell, was 23 and her mother, Mary Banks, was 25. She married Ebenezer Leach on 25 February 1816, in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 December 1861, at the age of 64, and was buried in Leach Cemetery, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States.
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- Clarissa Leach in household of Eben Leach, "United States Census, 1850"
- Clarissia Wardwell, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Clarissa Wardwell, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a variant of Wardle or a habitational name from a place called Wordwell in Suffolk, probably named with an Old English wride ‘bend’ + well ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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