When David Garrison was born on 6 May 1804, in Meigs, Morgan, Ohio, United States, his father, Abraham Garrison, was 27 and his mother, Polly McCullum, was 29. He married Mary H. Fugit on 19 March 1826, in Decatur, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 19 February 1872, in Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Patrick Cemetery, Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
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 a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
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