Thomas H Sweetland

Male1846–

Brief Life History of Thomas H

When Thomas H Sweetland was born in 1846, in New York, United States, his father, Oliver F. Sweetland, was 32 and his mother, Eliza J. Williams, was 27. He lived in Waldoboro, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1850 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Oliver F. Sweetland
1814–1865
Eliza J. Williams
1819–
Charles W. Sweetland
1839–1926
Robert W Sweetland
1843–1896
Thomas H Sweetland
1846–
Jeanne Adah Sweetland
1856–1858

Sources (2)

  • Thomas H Sweitland, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thos H Sweetland, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition

Age 5

"In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for ""medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes"". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated ""purchaser"", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level."

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Age 14

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 35

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Sweetlands Farm in Upottery (Devon), perhaps from Old English swēte ‘sweet, pure, pleasant’ + land ‘land’.

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

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