Brief Life History of Maria S
Maria S Wadsworth was born in 1804. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Justus Merritt. She lived in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 August 1877, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Maria Merritt in household of Justus Merritt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Mariah Merit, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Maria S. Merritt, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Wadsworth near Halifax, Yorkshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Wæddi (genitive Wæddes) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
History: William Wadsworth came from England to Cambridge, MA, in 1632, and in 1636 accompanied Thomas Hooker as one of the founders of Hartford, CT. — John Wadsworth (died 1787) was a fellow of Harvard College and is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. Peleg Wadsworth, born in Duxbury, MA, 1748, was a revolutionary war general and grandfather of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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