Brief Life History of Henry Merrill
When Henry Merrill Turner was born on 4 March 1828, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Capt George Turner, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Merrill, was 29. He married Martha Ellen Harding on 11 April 1851, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 7 June 1888, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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- Henry M Turner in household of Mary A Turner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henry Merrill Turner, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Henry M. Turner, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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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.
1832 · Calais Branch is Chartered
The State of Maine chartered the Calais Railway in 1832, one of the first railway charters to be granted by the state. Construction was very long, as the project was reorganized, abandoned, transferred to other companies, and extended several times. It was finally completed in 1898.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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