When Benjamin Hoyt was born on 20 November 1802, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Benjamin Hoyt, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Reed, was 28. He married Sally Carter Hoyt on 13 October 1828, in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 February 1886, in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Post office est. Jan, 19, 1818
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: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.
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