When Cynthia Elizabeth Soule was born on 6 February 1800, in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States, her father, Peleg Soule, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Warren, was 26. She married James Durfee in 1814, in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 11 January 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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.
English (Gloucestershire): of Norman origin, a variant of Soul .
French (Soulé): topographic name for someone who lived in a house exposed to sun, a variant of Soulier 2; or a habitational name from Soulé, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.
History: George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
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