Brief Life History of Rhoda
When Rhoda Norton was born on 21 September 1810, in Maine, Broome, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Norton, was 32 and her mother, Ruth Adkins, was 26. She had at least 1 daughter with Henry Smith. She lived in Nanticoke, Broome, New York, United States for about 25 years and Broome, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 12 March 1884, in New York, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Nanticoke, Broome, New York, United States.
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- Rhoda Smith in household of Henry Smith, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Rhoda Norton Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rhoda Smith in household of Henry Smith, "New York State Census, 1855"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places so called, from Old English north ‘north’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. In some cases it is a variant of Norrington .
Irish: altered form of Naughton , assimilated to the English name (see 1 above).
Jewish (American): adoption of the English surname (see 1 above) in place of some similar (like-sounding) original Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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