Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Bland was born in September 1829, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Bland, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Umstead, was 22. He lived in Union Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Birdsboro, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died in 1905, at the age of 76, and was buried in Birdsboro, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Samuel Bland, "United States Census, 1900"
- Samuel Bland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Bland in household of Samuel Hafer, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place called Bland in Sedburgh, Yorkshire, the origin of which is uncertain. Possibly it is from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm, commotion’ (from blandan ‘to blend or mingle’), with reference to its exposed situation. The modern English adjective bland did not come into English (from Latin) until the 15th century, and is therefore unlikely to have given rise to surnames.
French: nickname from Old French blant ‘flattering’ (from Latin blandus).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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