When Orinda Worden was born in 1803, in Vermont, United States, her father, Rufus Worden, was 44 and her mother, Tabitha Cooke, was 38. She had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Oliver H Blanchard. She lived in Almena Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1860. She died on 12 August 1887, in Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States, at the age of 84.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Established in 1821.
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.
English (mainly Lancashire)
habitational name from Worden in Leyland (Lancashire). The placename probably derives from Old English wer ‘weir’ + denu ‘valley’.
habitational name from any of the four places in Devon called Worden. These are Worden in Shebbear, Worden in Bradworthy, Worden in Luffincott, and Worden in Stoke Fleming. All but Worden in Stoke Fleming appear to have been named with Old English worthign ‘enclosure, homestead’ (compare Worthen ). Worden in Stoke Fleming may derive from Old English hwyrfel ‘circle’ + dūn ‘hill’.
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