When Lydia Taber was born on 10 November 1785, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jacob Taber III, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Rogers, was 23. She married John Pope on 22 November 1806, in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1850.
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Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States
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 (Essex): variant of Tabor .
Polish: from the ancient Germanic personal name Dagobert (from Old High German tac ‘day’ + berht ‘bright’); compare German Tabbert 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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