Brief Life History of Louisa Marie
When Louisa Marie Golay was born on 28 May 1826, in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States, her father, Fredrick Louis Golay, was 27 and her mother, Marguerite Gowans, was 30. She married Joshua Frederick Grant on 27 August 1843, in Switzerland, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 December 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Loiza Grant in household of Joshua Grant, "United States Census, 1850"
- Louisa M Golay, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Louisa M Grant, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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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 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Swiss French: nickname or topographic name derived from regional gola, gaula ‘mouth, opening’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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