William Cromwell Vaughan

Brief Life History of William Cromwell

When William Cromwell Vaughan was born on 7 September 1824, in New Lisbon, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Holden Brown Vaughan, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Carpenter, was 33. He died on 16 June 1865, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Holden Brown Vaughan
1790–1879
Elizabeth Carpenter
1791–1880
Mary Carpenter Vaughan
1812–1888
Eliza Vaughan
1820–1877
Benjamin Wilbur Vaughn
1818–1901
William Cromwell Vaughan
1824–1865
Benjamin Egbert Vaughn
1842–1913

Sources (4)

  • William C Vaughn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • William C Vaughn, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
  • Warwick, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries

World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Welsh: from fychan, a lenited form of bychan, a diminutive of bach ‘little’. This was often used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, typically the son of a father with the same name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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