Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Pinkham was born on 6 December 1817, in Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, James Pinkham, was 24 and her mother, Mary Polly Bly, was 20. She married Robinson R Jones on 13 August 1837, in Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, United States. She lived in Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1850.
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- Eliza Pinkham, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Eliza Pinkham, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Eliza Pinkham, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Penobscot, Maine, United States
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
"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 This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856.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."
Name Meaning
English (Devon): variant of Pincombe, probably a habitational name from a lost farm in Molland, Devon. Pencomb presumably denoted ‘valley with a pen or animal enclosure’ (Old English penn + cumb).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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