When Lydia Abell was born on 19 March 1811, in Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, her father, William Roberts Abell, was 56 and her mother, Lois Merry, was 44. She married Royal Durfey on 7 September 1833, in Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 29 September 1890, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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.
English and Norwegian: variant of Abel .
Altered form of German Abel .
History: Robert Abell settled in Rehoboth, MA, c. 1630.
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