Brief Life History of Carolina
When Carolina Hooker was born on 26 May 1805, in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, John Parker Hooker, was 33 and her mother, Hannah Blanchard, was 31. She married Leonard Orcutt Waldo on 14 March 1827, in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 November 1858, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Caroline Waldo in household of Leonard O Waldo, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Caroline Waldo, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Carolina Waldo in entry for Dexter D Walker and Tryphena Harding, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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Children (7)
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Siblings (8)
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World Events (6)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern):
occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .
topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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