When Francis A. Guillow was born in 1811, in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Maturin Guillow, was 35 and his mother, Zeruich Or Zencey Nightengale, was 31.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Francois, Landry, Serge, Amelie, Andree, Angelle, Antoine, Eugenie, Jacques, Jean Louis, Joffre.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Guillaume ‘William’, derived from its short form Guille 2. Compare Diotte , Guillotte , and Guyot .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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