When Joseph Odell Hoyt was born on 3 September 1806, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Caleb Hoyt, was 30 and his mother, Melissa Odell, was 24. He married Polly Hurlbutt on 29 April 1832, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 10 November 1877, in Salina, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Post office est. Dec. 19, 1810
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: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.
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