Melvin Farwell

6 February 1821–1842 (Age 20)
Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of Melvin

When Melvin Farwell was born on 6 February 1821, in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, George Melvin Farwell, was 27 and his mother, Mercy Wilson, was 24. He died in 1842, at the age of 21, and was buried in Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Melvin Farwell
1793–1866
Mercy Wilson
1797–1854
Gilmaan Chapman Farwell
1819–1866
Melvin Farwell
1821–1842
Leonard Farwell
1822–1874
Darius A Farwell
1823–1893
Dorias Farwell
1823–
Leland Farwell
1825–1825
Alonzo C. Farwell
1826–1897
Moody F Farwell
1829–1892
Arvilla Farwell
1831–
Charles W. Farwell
1833–1896
Mercer Ann Farwell
1834–1835
Celicia C. Farewell
1836–1895
Edgar P Farwell
1838–1916
Mary Elizabeth Farwell
1840–1914

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World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 9
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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
Age 11
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.

Name Meaning

English:nickname from the Middle English phrase fare wel ‘do well, prosper’, or perhaps from the saluation fare wel ‘farewell, goodbye’. Compare Farewell 2.habitational name from Farewell, Staffordshire, or another place so named (from Old English fæger ‘pleasant’ + wella ‘spring, stream’).

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

Possible Related Names

Farewell

Sources (6)

  • Melvin Farwell, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Melvin F Farwell, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990"
  • Melvin Farwell, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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