Brief Life History of John Adams
When John Adams Wakeham was born on 23 May 1822, in Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Wakeham, was 26 and his mother, Mary Goodwin, was 22. He married Angeline Frost Tuttle on 8 October 1843, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 23 April 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John A Wakeham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Adams Wakeham - Church record: birth-name: John Adams Wakeham
- John A Wakeham, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" - Marriage Angeline T Tuttle
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut.
English:
habitational name, primarily from Wakeham in Devon, named from the Old English byname Waca (meaning ‘watchful’) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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