Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Buell was born on 26 October 1799, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Buell, was 27 and his mother, Lois, was 30. He married Harriet Bristol on 21 January 1828, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in East Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years.
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- Samuel Buel, "United States Census, 1840"
- Samuel Buel, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Samuel Buell, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1826
Madison was known as East Guilford until it was incorporated as a town in 1826
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.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Bowell .
North German (Büll): unexplained. Compare Bull .
History: William Buell came from Wales to Windsor, CT, in or c. 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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