Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Crawford was born in 1813, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, his father, William G Crawford, was 25 and his mother, Mary Polly Caruthers, was 23. He married Phinella Doggett about 1832, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 1 September 1849, in Moniteau, Missouri, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in California, Moniteau, Missouri, United States.
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- Missouri Pwillrobate Records, 1750-1998; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LM-HS5N?cc=2399107&wc=QZ9D-47L%3A1328297201%2C1328299402
- Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LM-ZWWN?cc=2399107&wc=QZ9D-7K7%3A1328297201%2C1328298902
- Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LM-H334?cc=2399107&wc=QZ9D-47L%3A1328297201%2C1328299402
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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