Brief Life History of Joseph Pierce
When Joseph Pierce Addleman was born on 6 September 1819, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Caleb Way Addleman, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Pyle, was 25. He married Catherine Townsend on 10 July 1845, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Dalton Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Liberty, Center Township, Union, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 17 April 1890, in Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Whitewater, Franklin Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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- Joseph Addleman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Pierce Addleman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Joseph P. Addleman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1822
Historical Boundaries: 1822: Union, Indiana, United States
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Adelmann or Adelman , and possibly also of Edelmann (compare Eddleman ). Compare also Adleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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