Brief Life History of John
When John Haslett was born in April 1818, in County Down, Ireland, his father, Robert Haslett, was 38 and his mother, Mary Allen Haslett, was 34. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Nancy Black. He lived in Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 17 July 1858, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Haylett, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Haslett, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Haslett in entry for Robert. J. Haslett, "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905"
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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.
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.
Name Meaning
English and northern Irish: variant of Hazlett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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