Brief Life History of Leander Van Ess
When Leander Van Ess Sanford was born on 27 March 1825, in Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Giles Sanford, was 48 and his mother, Rebecca Dunbar, was 41. He married Tirzah Higgins on 1 May 1855, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 13 July 1862, in Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States.
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- Leander Sanford in household of Lorence Wetmore, "United States Census, 1850"
- Leander V. Sanford, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leander Van Ess Sanford (1825-1862); Find A Grave
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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English (Devon): variant of Sandford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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