Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Gadd was born on 25 July 1815, in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Gadd, was 36 and his mother, Kezia Evans, was 31. He married Eliza Chapman on 12 October 1836, in Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1851, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as agricultural laborer in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England. He died on 9 October 1856, in Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States.
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- Samuel Gadd, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Samuel Gadd, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Samuel Gadd, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
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.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from Old French gade ‘goat’; the animal was noted for its supposedly lascivious behavior.
English: perhaps from Middle English gadde (Old Norse gaddr) ‘sharp-pointed metal spike, goad’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver or, more likely, a nickname for a persistent and irritating person.
Swedish: apparently a nickname from gadd ‘sting’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Eliza Chapman Gadd Pioneer History
Eliza Chapman Gadd did not belong to the Church when she joined the Willie Handcart Company with her husband, Samuel, and eight children. Samuel caught a cold in Iowa City which turned to pneu …
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