When James Clark Bristol was born about 1818, in Vermont, United States, his father, Enos Bristol, was 35 and his mother, Susan Hinckley, was 37.
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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.
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.
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
English:
variant of Bristow , respelled to conform to the spelling of the modern placename.
possibly also a variant of Burstall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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