Brief Life History of James
When James Babb was born on 11 January 1794, in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Thomas Babb, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Blake, was 30. He married Susanna Smith Mead about 1825, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1860. He died on 27 May 1868, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- James Babb, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Babb, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- James S. Babb, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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 (Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall): from the Middle English personal name Babb(e), usually no doubt a pet form of the female personal name Barbara (see Barbara ), but possibly in some cases a survival of the Old English personal name Babba, which is found in several placenames, including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset.
English (Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall): from Middle English babe ‘infant, young child’, applied as a nickname.
Americanized form of German Bobb or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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