Brief Life History of Charles Whitney
When Charles Whitney Conn was born on 6 March 1821, in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, William Conn, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Sally Priest, was 37. He married Lucinda Colby on 29 April 1857, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 13 April 1896, in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Charles W Conn, "United States Census, 1860"
- Charles Conn, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Charles W. Conn, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
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World Events (7)
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.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Armagh, Derry): back-formation from Mac Coinn ‘son of Conn’, the early Gaelic personal name usually interpreted as ‘reason, wisdom’ or ‘head, chieftain’; its genitive in surnames is Coinn[e], see Quinn .
Irish: shortened form of McConn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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