Brief Life History of John B.
When John B. Powell was born in 1810, in Aurora, Center Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, his father, David Powell, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Bratton, was 28. He married Caroline H. Brewington on 20 September 1832, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in 1850, at the age of 40.
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- John B Powell, "United States Census, 1850"
- John B Powell, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- John B Powell, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1819
Historical Information 1819: Dearborn, Indiana, United States
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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