Brief Life History of James Calvin
When James Calvin Earl was born on 27 March 1822, in Hocking, Athens, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Earl II, was 42 and his mother, Dorcas Tabitha Wixom, was 38. He married Julia Ann Miller on 30 July 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He registered for military service in 1845. He died on 27 February 1871, in Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Pine Valley Cemetery, Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Jas C Earl, "United States Census, 1860"
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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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English e(o)rl ‘earl’, a traditional English title of nobility equivalent in rank to French and Norman Count .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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