Decatur Sturtevant

Brief Life History of Decatur

When Decatur Sturtevant was born in 1828, in Norway, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin B. Sturtevant, was 29 and her mother, Nancy M Frank, was 28.

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Benjamin B. Sturtevant
1799–1878
Nancy M Frank
1800–1890
Decatur Sturtevant
1827–1827
Decatur Sturtevant
1828–
Cornelia Sturtevant
1829–1914
Albert Stowell Sturtevant
1832–1917
Ellen Charity Sturtevant
1834–1932
Francis Sturtevant
1836–
Francis Sturtevant
1837–
Francis Sturtevant
1841–

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    World Events (3)

    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.

    1830 · The Oregon Trail

    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

    1830 · The Indian Removal Act

    In a negotiation with the southern Native American Tribes, Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which exchanged lands with the Native Tribes. The Act was supported mainly in the south, but the tribes showed resistance and ultimately were forcibly removed from their lands. The relocation of the tribes was later known as the Trail of Tears.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Sturdivant .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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