Brief Life History of Sally Ann
When Sally Ann Gould was born in 1821, in New York, United States, her father, William Gould, was 48 and her mother, Huldah Gilmore, was 40. She married Jacob Shepard on 10 August 1842, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 17 August 1892, at the age of 71, and was buried in Kipton, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Sally A Gould, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sally Ann Gould, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Sally Ann Gould Shepard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gold .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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