Richard Hoy was born about 1784, in Ireland as the son of Marmaduke Hoy. He married Sarah Fanning in 1808. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 27 July 1831, in Stamford, Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Gilboa, Gilboa, Schoharie, New York, United States.
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Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Established in 1792
Battle of Antrim.
English (Essex): nickname for a sailor, from Middle Dutch hoey ‘cargo ship’.
Irish: variant of Hoey .
Danish (Høy): nickname for a tall person, from høj ‘high’.
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