When Lydia Alford was born on 26 August 1821, in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Asahel Alford Jr, was 34 and her mother, Anna Austin, was 32. She married Lawrence McCarty on 7 October 1839, in Lewis, New York, United States. She lived in Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States in 1900 and Delton, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 September 1921, in Lake Delton, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Lake Delton Cemetery, Lake Delton, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1840: Sauk, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Sauk, Wisconsin, United States
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
habitational name from any of various places called Alford, for example in Somerset, Cheshire and Lincolnshire. The first is named with the Old English female personal name Ealdgȳth + ford ‘ford’. See also Alvord .
variant of Halford (or vice versa).
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