When Lucy Edgell was born on 16 June 1808, in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Edgell, was 44 and her mother, Priscilla Graves, was 36. She married Asaph Wood on 29 May 1828. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 March 1844, in her hometown, at the age of 35, and was buried in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English (Somerset): variant of Edghill .
English: rarely from the Middle English personal name Eggell (Old English Ecgel), a diminutive of names beginning with Ecg- (from ecg ‘sword’), though this is rare. Alternatively, this name may also derive from the Middle English personal name Eggolf (Old English Ecgwulf, from ecg ‘sword’ + wulf ‘wolf’), though again this is rare.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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