When Maria Garland was born on 13 June 1808, in Poland, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, her father, John Garland, was 31 and her mother, Hannah Hayes, was 31. She married Benjamin Herrick on 2 April 1826, in Greenwood, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 8 March 1897, in Greenwood, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Martin Cemetery, Greenwood, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: from Middle English gerlond, ger(e)land, garlond ‘metal chaplet, crown, coronet; wreath’, probably a nickname denoting a habitual wearer of such items, or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of them.
English: perhaps from the Old French personal name Gerland (ancient Germanic Garuland, probably from garw- ‘war-gear; prepared(ness)’ + land ‘land’; the first element of the French name may instead be from a name beginning with gēr ‘spear’).
English: topographic name from Middle English gor(e), gar(e) ‘triangular piece’ + lond ‘land’ (Old English gāra + land, lond), for someone who lived ‘(at the) triangular piece of land’. Compare Garfield .
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