Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Maynard was born in 1825, in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Gibson Maynard Jr., was 45 and her mother, Delilah "Lilly" Cate or Cates, was 50. She married Martin Carter on 21 August 1845, in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Honey Creek Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Northeast Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 31 May 1865, in Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Lydia Carter in household of Martin Carter, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lydia Maynard, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Lydia Manard Carter, "Find a Grave Index"
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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.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Adams, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .
Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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