Brief Life History of Noah
When Noah Packard II was born on 7 May 1796, in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Noah Packard I, was 43 and his mother, Mary Hamlin, was 41. He married Sophia Bundy on 29 June 1820, in Parkman, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1851. He registered for military service in 1852. In 1840, at the age of 44, his occupation is listed as farmer: in the 1840 census he is listed as engaged in agriculture. in Parkman Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. He died on 17 February 1860, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Noah Packard, in "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900." Mentions Noah as being listed in the 1852 Bishops Report (basically a heads-of-household census)
- Noah Packard, in "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900." Gives his dates of birth and death and name of ward. Source cited: Record no. A-3345, page 150, which is the Springville Ward record book cited above.
- Noah Packard and Sophia Bundy, abstract of marriage record, in "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961." Another link to the same record; the collection name is incorrect.
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pak(e) ‘pack, bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, probably a derogatory occupational name for a peddler.
English: pejorative derivative of the Middle English personal name Pack .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Packert, Päckert, from ancient Germanic personal names formed with a word meaning ‘battle’ or ‘to fight’; or a variant of Packer 2 (with excrescent -t).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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