Brief Life History of Lodemia
Lodemia traveled with the Crandell Dunn Company in 1852, a wagon company They departed from Kanesville, Iowa, on 24 June 1852 Lodemia was 42 years old at departure and traveled for 76 days. This was a wagon train of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The company was informally organized when about 40 people broke off from James McGaw Company and were led by Crandell Dunn and traveled independently the remaining distance to the Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory, arriving on 8 September 1852.
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- Lodemia Barnett in household of Samuel Barnett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lodema Sly Barnett, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Lodemia Barnett in household of Samuel Barnett, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English sle(i)gh ‘sly’ (Old Norse slœgr), which in the 12th–13th centuries developed the sense ‘skillful, expert’, but also ‘crafty, guileful, underhand’. In the North, this word became slee, while in the South and Midlands it became sligh, sly.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography and Excerpt from "The First Fifty Years of Relief Society"
https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/the-first-fifty-years-of-relief-society/people/lodemia-sly-barnet?letter=B Lodemia Sly Barnet April 21, 1810–after June 8, 1880 Born in Upper Canada; daughter o …
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