When Sylvester Gardner was born on 3 March 1801, in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Caleb Daniel Gardner, was 33 and his mother, Eunice Northrup, was 34. He married Alma Russell on 24 January 1828, in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870. He died on 6 March 1889, in Cherryplain, Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States, at the age of 88.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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 and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .
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