When Luther Kallam was born on 20 September 1806, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Luther Killam, was 46 and his mother, Amy Hewitt, was 41. He married Alvira Baldwin on 28 January 1829. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Forest Lake, Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Otter Creek Township, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 1 March 1877, at the age of 70, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries: 1810: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
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.
English: variant of Calam, of uncertain origin. It may itself be a variant of Kelham, a habitational name from Kelham in Nottinghamshire. This form of the surname is rare in Britain.
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