When Josiah Arnold was born on 1 October 1801, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Enoch Arnold, was 37 and his mother, Naomi Fox, was 33. He married Martha McDuffee about 1823, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Placerville, El Dorado, California, United States in 1850. In 1859, his occupation is listed as farmer and first utah fruit inspector, graduate of pennsylvania state university-horticulture in Utah, United States. He died on 29 August 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
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.
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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