Brief Life History of Joyce
When Joyce Hill was born on 25 June 1791, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Solomon Hill, was 32 and her mother, Amy Stone, was 28. She married Salmon Moorhouse about 1811, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 16 April 1864, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in West Meetinghouse Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Joyce Morehouse, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joysee Or Joyce Hill, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joyce Morehouse, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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