Brief Life History of Hiram P.
When Hiram P. Bemis was born on 10 July 1818, in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Alpheus Bemis, was 34 and his mother, Polley Prouty, was 29. He married Mary Emily Sargent on 27 October 1840, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 4 February 1904, in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Hiram P Bernis, "United States Census, 1870"
- Hiram P Bemis, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Hiram Prouty Bemis, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Irish and English: variant of Beamish .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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