Brief Life History of Horace Waldo
When Horace Waldo Stetson was born on 25 February 1821, in Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, James Stetson, was 39 and his mother, Hannah Sisson, was 35. He married Jane Victoria Woodworth on 4 January 1848, in Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1895. He died on 25 March 1895, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Hiram W. Stetson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Horace Waldo Stetson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Horace W. Stetson, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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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.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston in South Brent (Devon), from an Old English personal name Stīthweard (genitive Stīthweardes) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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