Brief Life History of John J
John J Rowell was born in 1830, in New York, United States. He had at least 1 daughter with Alida. He lived in Vienna, Vienna, Oneida, New York, United States for about 10 years and Rome, Oneida, New York, United States in 1870.
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- John J Rowell, "United States Census, 1870"
- John J Rowell, "New York State Census, 1865"
- J J Rowel, "New York State Census, 1855"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name principally from Rothwell (Yorkshire), but Rothwell in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire also gave rise to surnames. The placenames derive from Old English roth ‘clearing’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’.
habitational name from Rowell in Chudleigh (Devon), named with Old English rūh ‘rough’ + hyll ‘hill’. The name may have been confused with Roll .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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