Steven Strickland Choate

Brief Life History of Steven Strickland

When Steven Strickland Choate was born in 1825, in Tennessee, United States, his father, David Choate, was 40 and his mother, Judith Sevier, was 40.

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David Choate
1785–1882
Judith Sevier
1785–1860
Jesse Choate
1810–1893
Sina Choate
1810–1900
Elizabeth Choate
1818–
Jonathan Jackson Choate
1822–1908
David Bartlett Choate
1823–1901
Steven Strickland Choate
1825–
Valentine Hawkins Choate
1827–
Thomas Marion Choate
1831–

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    1825 · The Crimes Act

    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.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    Name Meaning

    English (Essex and Suffolk): possibly a habitational name from Chute (Wilts), a place named for Chute Forest, which is found spelled as Choete in the 13th century.

    History: A John Choate who emigrated from England in 1643 and settled in Ipswich, MA, was the ancestor of several prominent 19th-century Choates, including Rufus Choate (1799–1859), who was one of the organizers of the Whig Party in MA, and Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), US ambassador to Great Britain.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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