When Amos Hotchkiss was born in 1780, in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Robert Hotchkiss, was 20 and his mother, Loly Hotchkiss, was 21. He married Charlotte Tyler in 1800, in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Smithville, Chenango, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 9 October 1853, in New York, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Smithville Flats, Chenango, New York, United States.
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The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
English (Shropshire): variant of Hodgkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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