Brief Life History of James Crockett
When James Crockett Craig was born in 1825, in Kentucky, United States, his father, James Craig, was 36 and his mother, Jane Brown, was 30. He married Mary Ann Stockton in 1847, in Clinton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clinton, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. He died after 1880, in Magisterial District 2 Hayes, Clinton, Kentucky, United States.
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- James Craid, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Craig, "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880"
- James C Crage, "United States Census, 1880"
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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.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a steep or precipitous rock, Older Scots crag, craig. Compare the synonymous English Cragg .
Manx: either a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Concharraige ‘son of Cu Charraige (‘hound of the rock’) or possibly of Mac Thorveig ‘son of Thorveig’, from the Old Norse personal name Thórveig (from the god's name Thórr + veig ‘pith, strength’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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