Brief Life History of Seneca
When Seneca Buck was born on 10 January 1802, in Paris, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Moses Buck, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Chubb, was 38. He married Jane Warren after 30 December 1826, in Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 15 July 1887, in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Washington Street Cemetery, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Senaca Buck, "United States Census, 1870"
- Seneca, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925" marriage of son J Warren Buck
- Seneca Buck, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1805
Historical Boundaries: 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
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: nickname from Middle English buc(ke) ‘male goat’ (Old English bucca) or a ‘male deer’ (Old English bucc). The goat was popularly associated with lecherous behaviour and the deer with timidity and speed. The surname may also be a shortened form of longer occupational names, for example Roger le Bucmanger' ‘dealer in bucks or venison’, (Warwickshire 1221) or Walter Bucswayn perhaps ‘goatherd’ (Somerset 1327).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bōc).
German and Dutch (Limburg): from a personal name, a short form of Burkhard (see Burkhart ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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