Mahalah Walker

Brief Life History of Mahalah

When Mahalah Walker was born in 1824, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, James Walker, was 39 and her mother, Sally Brewer, was 44. She died on 4 April 1839, in her hometown, at the age of 15, and was buried in Gale And Gates Cemetery, Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Walker
1785–1860
Sally Brewer
1780–1872
Elias Walker
1809–1875
Sally Walker
1819–
Delina or Delania Walker
1810–1888
Arad Walker
1812–1888
Elijah Walker
1815–1869
Jonas Walker
1817–1895
Moses Walker
1821–1895
Mahalah Walker
1824–1839

Sources (5)

  • Walker, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
  • Mahalah Walker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (4)

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.

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.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

Name Meaning

English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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