Brief Life History of Robert P
When Robert P Holt was born in 1810, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Holt, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Gallion, was 29. He married Margaret Milley Shelton on 26 January 1833, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1852, in Giles, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 42.
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- Robt P Holt, "United States Census, 1840"
- Robert P Holt, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Thomas Holt in entry for Thos H. Holt, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
English, North German, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, from Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, and Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word. In England, the surname is widely distributed, but more common in Lancashire and Yorkshire than elsewhere.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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