Brief Life History of Emeline
When Emeline Van Ostrand was born on 11 March 1818, in Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Zachariah Van Ostrand, was 27 and her mother, Desire Goodrich, was 23. She married Mylon Monroe Spalding on 22 January 1840, in Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 25 March 1871, in Sheffield, Sheffield Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Emaline Spaulding in household of Milan M Spaulding, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emeline Vanostrand - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 11 March 1818; Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States
- Emoline Vanostrand Spaulding, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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