Brief Life History of Gad
When Gad Andrews was born on 25 May 1803, in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Luman Andrews, was 26 and his mother, Loly Cowles, was 25. He married Diantha Woodruff on 1 May 1833, in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Connecticut, United States in 1870. He died on 28 August 1878, in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Geo Andrews, "United States Census, 1870"
- Gad Andrews, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Gad Andrews in entry for Diantha Woodruff, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1805
Post office est. 04/01/1805
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: variant of Andrew , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Andrzejewski , Slovenian Andrejčič, Serbian and Croatian Andrić (see Andric ), and Czech Ondráček (see Ondracek ).
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis or Irish Mac Aindriú, see McAndrew .
History: This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport's company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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