Brief Life History of Emerson
When Emerson Stowell was born in 1809, in New Chester, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Enoch Stowell, was 41 and his mother, Cyntha Church, was 33. He married Cynthia Ann in 1827, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died after 1888, in Georgetown, Willet, Cortland, New York, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Emerson Stowell, "United States Census, 1880"
- Emerson Stoud, "New York State Census, 1865"
- Emerson Stoud, "New York State Census, 1865"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Established in 1818
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Stowell (Somerset), Stowell (Gloucestershire), East and West Stowell in Wilcot (Wiltshire), or Stawell (Somerset), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’. The surname was taken to the Isle of Man by 1511, from whence it migrated to Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emerson Stowell - 1888
New York Census of Almshouses and Poorhouses Name: Emerson Stowell Birth Year: 1808 Birthplace: Newchester, Cheshire, NH Age: 80 Admission Date: 25 Dec 1888
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