Brief Life History of Almon
When Almon Ticknor was born on 21 March 1798, in Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Elijah Tickner, was 34 and his mother, Zilpha Tobey, was 28. He married Electa Pease on 14 November 1821, in Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 26 December 1880, in Paugasset, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Almon Ticknor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Almon Ticknor, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Almon Ficknor, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Surrey): variant of Tickner . This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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