Susan M. Leland

Brief Life History of Susan M.

When Susan M. Leland was born in 1819, in Sherburne, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Ephraim Sherman Leland, was 37 and her mother, Abigail Martin, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Sherman Leland
1782–1854
Abigail Martin
1784–1854
Charlotte Haskell Leland
1809–1874
Frederick A. Leland
1811–1889
Abbie M Leland
1813–
Ann Eliza Leland
1816–1904
Susan M. Leland
1819–
Jennison A. Leland
1821–1894
James M Leland
1823–1898
Lucretia L. Leland
1825–1843

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    World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    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. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed

    The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery. 

    Name Meaning

    Perhaps a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McClellan or McLelland , but geographical distribution in England suggests it may have an unexplained English origin.

    Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, especially in Agder, a compound of le ‘barway, gate’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.

    Americanized form of Norwegian Liland: compound of li ‘hillside, mountainside’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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