Brief Life History of Augustus B.
When Augustus B. Rand was born in July 1837, in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Sylvester Rand, was 26 and his mother, Betsey Newcomb, was 26. He married Martha E Mayo on 5 August 1859, in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sebago Lake, Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1900. He died on 26 January 1907, in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Augustus B Rand, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Augustus B. Rand - Government record: birth-name: Augustus B. Rand
- Augustus B. Rand, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1838 · The Aroostook War
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
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: from the Middle English personal name Rand, a pet form of Randolf. Compare Randolph , Randall , Randy , and see also Rance .
English: habitational name from Rand (Lincolnshire), Rand Grange (North Yorkshire), or Raunds (Northamptonshire), all of which derive from Old English rand ‘edge, border, rim’.
German: from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names formed with rand ‘rim (of a shield)’. Compare 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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