Brief Life History of Hercules
When Hercules Hays was born in 1805, in Kentucky, United States, his father, William Hercules Hayes Jr, was 27 and his mother, Eleanor VanVactor Burcham, was 24. He married Ann Susan Isabel Ray on 15 December 1833, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Hickman, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1868, at the age of 63, and was buried in Hays Cemetery, Clinton, Hickman, Kentucky, United States.
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- Har* Hagse, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hercules Hays - Published information: birth-name: Hercules Hays
- Hercules Hays, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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
English: variant of Hayes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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