Brief Life History of Clarrissa
When Clarrissa Buell was born on 25 October 1805, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Zephaniah Buell, was 22 and her mother, Clarissa Shelley, was 22.
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Sources (2)
- Clarrissa Buell, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Clarrissa Buell, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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World Events (3)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Bowell .
North German (Büll): unexplained. Compare Bull .
History: William Buell came from Wales to Windsor, CT, in or c. 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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