Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Hoyt was born on 16 September 1802, in Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Hoyt, was 45 and his mother, Abigail Sawyer, was 41. He married Miranda Barney on 11 July 1822. He lived in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States in 1850 and Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States in 1870. He died on 27 November 1878, in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, at the age of 76, and was buried in Church Cemetery, Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Samuel Hoyt, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel Hoyt, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Samuel Hoyt, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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