Brief Life History of Margaret H
Margaret H Arnold was born on 1 June 1810, in Maryland, United States. She married Frederick Augustus Shaeffer in 1846. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Hocking Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 24 December 1863, at the age of 53, and was buried in Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Margaret Shaeffer in household of F A Shaeffer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Arnold - Government record: birth-name: Mrs. Margaret Shaeffer
- Margaret H. Arnold, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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