Brief Life History of Mary Augusta
When Mary Augusta Bartlett was born on 2 July 1824, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Homer Ozias Bartlett Esq, was 28 and her mother, Mary Starkweather, was 29. She married Frederic Lord Richardson on 14 November 1849. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1865. She died on 29 January 1880, at the age of 55, and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Mrs, Mrs Richardson, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Mary A. Bartlett, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Mary Augusta Bartlett Richardson, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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