Brief Life History of Louisa
When Louisa Powis was born on 13 September 1819, in Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Powis, was 40 and her mother, Sophia Brass, was 35. She died on 26 November 1912, in Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Louisa Powis in household of Sophia Powis, "United States Census, 1860"
- Louisa Powis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Louisa Powis, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1821
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials List.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Welsh (now mainly West Midlands of England): habitational name from the region of Powis in mid Wales (from Old Welsh powes ‘country dwellers’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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