Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Hogg was born on 30 August 1798, in Chester le Street, Durham, England, his father, Percival Hogg, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Hair, was 27. He married Elizabeth P “Eliza” Pumphrey on 3 April 1823, in Brooke, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 14 April 1853, in Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Old Cadiz Cemetery, Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, United States.
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- Thomas Hogg, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Hogg, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Thomas Hogg, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English (northern England and Scotland): nickname for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) (Old English hogg) denoting either a pig, especially a castrated one, or a young sheep before its first shearing (the latter sense is most likely in northern England).
German (Högg): topographic name, a variant of Heck 1, found chiefly in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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