When Ambra Hiram Nowell was born on 1 January 1826, in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States, his father, Silas Nowell, was 27 and his mother, Nancy F Hatch, was 20. He married Lucy Barker on 6 November 1857, in Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Springdale Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 23 February 1896, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1831: York, Maine, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Noel , Knowles , or Newell .
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