When Brice Dille was born on 28 March 1811, in Ohio, United States, his father, Luther Dille, was 25 and his mother, Esther Hickcox, was 18. He married Phebe Malvina Andrews on 20 September 1832, in Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lomira, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 October 1871, in Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Avoca Cemetery, Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
German: variant of Dill , a cognate of 2 below.
Dutch: from the personal name Dille, a pet form with l- suffix from an ancient Germanic personal name composed with diet- ‘people’, particularly Diederik (see Diedrick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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