When Mary Elizabeth Hoit was born on 16 August 1830, in Pulaski, Richland, Oswego, New York, United States, her father, Charles Harrison Hoit, was 26 and her mother, Temperance W. Parsons, was 25. She married Abner Reaves Scranton on 8 November 1852, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 27 April 1904, in Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73.
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Historical Boundaries: 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Cook and DuPage counties]
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.
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Cook, Illinois, United States
English (Hampshire): variant of Hoyt .
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