When Richard Olmsted was born on 6 January 1816, in New York, United States, his father, Stephen Richard Olmstead, was 34 and his mother, Cornelia Van Buren, was 31. He married Louiza Crabb on 25 February 1838, in Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 November 1847, in Jersey, Illinois, United States, at the age of 31.
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Illinois is the 21st state.
When Illinois became a state in 1818, it had a population of 34,620 people. Illinois is now the sixth most populous state in the country with almost 12.8 million people.
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: variant of Olmstead .
History: James Olmsted was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
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