When Lyman Whiton was born on 31 July 1801, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, James "Captain James" Whiton, was 23 and his mother, Deborah Webb Bassett, was 18. He married Nancy Emmeline Couch on 23 September 1823, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States in 1850.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Historical Boundaries 1806: Broome, New York, United States
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.
English (Essex): variant of Whitton . This surname is now rare in Britain.
History: James Whiton of Hingham, Norfolk, England, came to Plymouth, MA, in 1635.
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