When Samuel Duncan Sirrine was born on 10 April 1825, in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Sirrine Jr., was 42 and his mother, Sarah Hannah Garrison, was 35. He married Catharine Titus about 1851, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Covert, Seneca, New York, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 24 December 1904, in Yountville, Napa, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Yountville, Napa, California, United States.
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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.
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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Altered form of a Flemish surname:
reportedly Seroen, a variant of Serroyen, composed of ser (from des ‘of the’ and Heer ‘sir, lord’) and a patronymic from the personal name Odo (see Otto , compare Oden ) or Royer (from an ancient Germanic name based on the element hrōth ‘renown’).
alternatively Serreyn or Serrien, which is from a regional (Antwerp) form of the personal name Joris, an equivalent of George . Compare Searing , Serene , Surine , and Syron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMy father in law was reading the new Porter Rockwell book released by the church and there is an interesting excerpt about Samuel Sirrine Incase anyone wants to read it.
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