Brief Life History of Gardner
When Gardner Snow was born on 15 February 1793, in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, James Snow, was 23 and his mother, Abigail Farr, was 24. He married Sarah Sawyer Hastings on 30 November 1814, in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. In 1818, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as coopersmith in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. He died on 17 November 1889, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Gardner Snow, "United States Census, 1880"
- Gardner Snow, Birth, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005" (1793)
- Gardner Snow, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947" (1814)
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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