Brief Life History of Samuel Miller
When Samuel Miller Swisher was born on 28 May 1821, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Henry Swisher, was 36 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Henry, was 37. He married Elizabeth Knapp Minnerly on 30 December 1840, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Tod Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Mendota Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 28 July 1907, in Mendota, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Restland Cemetery, Mendota Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
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- Samuel Swisher, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel Miller Swisher, "Find A Grave Index"
- Saml Swisher in entry for Milo T Miller and Flora E Swisher, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schweitzer ‘Swiss’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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S. M. SWISHER: History of La Salle County, Illinois: by Hoffman, U. J. page 924-927
History of La Salle County, Illinois: by Hoffman, U. J. (Urias John), b. 1855 Publication date 1906 Publisher Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Collection allen county; americana Digitizing sponsor Inter …
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