Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Bull was born on 21 June 1830, in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Clark Bull, was 45 and his mother, Susan Spellman Brockway, was 40. He married Mary Matilda Penfield on 26 May 1856, in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. He lived in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Township 6, Craven, North Carolina, United States in 1880. He died on 14 September 1913, in Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Edward Bull, "United States Census, 1880"
- Edward Bull, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Edward Bull, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1848 · Slavery is Abolished
In 1840, the American Anti-Slavery Society split and slavery started being outlawed in the state. In Canterbury, Connecticut, Prudence Crandall started a school for young African American girls. The people got mad and Crandall was taken to court. The case was lost and that was the beginning of many other cases that would be lost, but it was also the start of having slavery abolished.
1852
In 1852, the State Legislature approved the formation of a new town, further dividing the original Saybrook Colony. This was called Old Saybrook and it included the current town of Old Saybrook and Essex Borough. This combination lasted only two years when Essex Borough was split from Old Saybrook, and the separate town of Essex was formed
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.
German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .
South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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