Brief Life History of Perez Babbidge
When Perez Babbidge Mullin was born on 10 February 1825, in North Haven, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, David McMullin, was 41 and his mother, Lydia Green, was 30. He married Mary Hall Fernald on 21 February 1850, in North Haven, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Castine, Cornwall, New York Colony, British Colonial America in 1860 and Camden, Knox, Maine, United States in 1880. He died on 22 February 1914, in Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Camden, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- Perez Mullen, "United States Census, 1860"
- Perez Mullin, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Perez Mullen, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
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.
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
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Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brennan, Assumpta, Brendan, Bridie, Caitlin, Declan, Jarlath, Padraic.
Irish (Galway and Tyrone): variant of Mullen .
Irish (Galway and Tyrone): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilfhinn ‘descendant of Maolfionn’, a personal name meaning ‘fair(-haired) chief’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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