Brief Life History of Almon Niah
When Almon Niah Towle was born on 20 February 1819, in Brunswick, Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Israel Day Towle, was 31 and his mother, Eliza Pierce, was 20. He married Elizabeth Jane Thompson on 31 January 1847, in Fulton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 July 1857, in Hickman, Fulton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 38.
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- Alman N Towle, "United States Census, 1850"
- A.N Towle, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Almon Towle in entry for Henry C. Telford, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
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 (mainly Nottinghamshire):
from Middle English Tolle or Tole, usually a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, a well-used personal name by the Normans in Normandy and England and ultimately from Old Norse Thóraldr(Thórr the god Thor + vald ‘power, rule’). Middle English Tole was also an Anglicized form of Old Norse Tóli (see Tooley ) and could alternatively have derived from Old English Tola. Compare Tolson .
variant of Towell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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