Brief Life History of Tunis Love
When Tunis Love Snook was born in 1825, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, Tunis K Snook, was 39 and his mother, Catharine Wartman, was 32. He married Mary Ann Staker in 1855, in Kingston, Frontenac, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rideau, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada in 1871 and Ontario, Ontario, Canada in 1891. He died in 1909, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
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- T L Snook, "Ontario Census, 1861"
- John Snook in entry for Emily Georgia Tossell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Junis L Snook, "Canada Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English snoke ‘mucus’, from snoken ‘to snuffle’.
Americanized form of Dutch Snoek ‘pike’ (the carnivorous fish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1861 Census of Canada
T L Snook in the 1861 Census of Canada View1861 Census of Canada Add or update information Report a problem DetailSource Name: T L Snook Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Birth Place: Upper Cana …
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