Brief Life History of Wealthy O
When Wealthy O Farrow was born on 9 July 1818, in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathan Farrow, was 28 and her mother, Selina Ozier, was 28. She married Robert E Hall on 3 December 1835, in Belmont, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 February 1896, in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Center Vassalboro Baptist Church Cemetery, East Vassalboro, Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Wealthy Hall in household of Alvina Runnels, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Wealthy Farrow - birth: 9 July 1818;
- Wealthy O. Farrow Hall, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
Name Meaning
English (northern): hypercorrected form of Farrar , an occupational name for a smith or worker in iron. The original -ar or -er ending of this name came to be regarded as an error, and was changed to -ow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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