When Lucinda Wesley Morgan was born on 23 August 1824, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, Captain William Anthony Morgan, was 50 and her mother, Lucinda Pendleton, was 22. She married David Bates Smith on 1 May 1840, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Jasper Township, Shannon, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 20 November 1882, in Gates, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Linn, Oregon, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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