Brief Life History of Hiram
When Hiram Hoyt was born in 1801, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Moses Hoyt, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Nathan Piper, was 23. He lived in Leyden Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Bloomingdale, DuPage, Illinois, United States in 1860.
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- Hiram Hoyt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hiram Hoyt in household of Alfred Rich, "United States Census, 1860"
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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.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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