When Eunice Peat was born on 10 September 1799, in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Jehial Louis Peet, was 38 and her mother, Lois Manville, was 34. She married Truman Miner on 26 March 1820. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 21 August 1887, in Peekskill, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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.
English and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Peet, a pet form of Peter .
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English pete ‘peat’, perhaps for someone who cut or sold peat.
Altered form of French Pitre .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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