Alpheus O Rawson

Brief Life History of Alpheus O

When Alpheus O Rawson was born on 30 September 1806, in Vermont, United States, his father, Samuel Road Rawson, was 20 and his mother, Philanda Cleavland, was 21. He married Betsey Armington on 18 February 1829, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Brutus, Cayuga, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 February 1879, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Weedsport, Cayuga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alpheus O Rawson
1806–1879
Betsey Armington
1807–1862
Marriage: 18 February 1829
Albert Leighton Rawson
1828–1902
Susan Elizabeth Rawson
1832–
Statira Pamelia Rawson
1835–1910
William Rawson
1837–
Kazia Armington Rawson
1839–1926

Sources (13)

  • Alpheus Ramson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alpheus Rawson marriage, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Alpheus C Rawson, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

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: patronymic meaning ‘son of Rauf or Rau’, Middle English forms of Ralph (see Rawe 3).

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

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