When Henry William Monk was born on 20 February 1820, in Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Abraham Monk, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Taft, was 21. He married Sarah Emaline Taft before 1845. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fairbanks, Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Saylor, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1885. He was buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Graysville, Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Historical Boundaries 1831: Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
English: nickname for someone of monkish habits or appearance from Middle English munk, monk ‘monk’.
Irish (Dublin): adopted for Gaelic Ó Muineaog (see Minogue ) or Ó Manacháin (see Monahan ).
North German (Mönk) and Dutch: equivalent of 1, from Middle Low German monik, Middle Dutch moni(n)c, mun(i)c.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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