When Joseph Crane Orr was born on 30 May 1802, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Northwest Territory, United States, his father, James Orr, was 29 and his mother, Mary Crane, was 30. He married Levilette Dearth on 5 January 1826, in Springboro, Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1850. In 1880, at the age of 78, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 11 April 1881, in Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Patch Grove, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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: from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Orre (Old Norse Orri, originally a byname meaning ‘black grouse’).
Scottish (southwestern): nickname from Scottish Gaelic odhar ‘dun, of sallow complexion’. This surname is also common in Ireland. It was brought to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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