Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Stooksbury was born in 1823, in Anderson, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Stooksbury, was 33 and his mother, Susan Kitchens, was 20. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Nancy Keys. He lived in District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Union, Tennessee, United States in 1900. He died about 1899, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Joseph Stooksbury, "United States Census, 1900"
- Joseph Stooksbury, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joe Stooksberry in entry for Matt. Stooksberry, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
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World Events (8)
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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Stockbury (Kent). The placename may derive from Old English stoc ‘place, secondary settlement’ + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + Old English bǣr ‘pasture’ or burg ‘fortress’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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