Brief Life History of Erastus
When Erastus Snow was born on 9 November 1818, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, Levi Snow, was 36 and his mother, Lucina Streeter, was 33. He married Artemisia Beman on 13 December 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 May 1888, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Erastus Snow, "United States Census, 1870"
- Erastus Snow, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Erastus Snow in U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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