Brief Life History of Corydon
When Corydon Handy was born on 14 September 1840, in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States, his father, William Handy, was 36 and his mother, Louise A Chadwick, was 30. He married Philena Pettee on 30 September 1861, in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Winter Harbor, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1900. He died on 9 December 1917, in Birch Harbor, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Birch Harbor, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States.
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- Corydon Handy in household of Barney Pettee, "United States Census, 1870"
- Corydon Handy, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Coriden Handy, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English hondi ‘skillful with one's hands, dextrous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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