When Solon Kittredge Buck was born on 3 February 1823, in Sumner, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Moses Buck Jr, was 41 and his mother, Polly Warren, was 32. He married Maria Gates on 1 April 1848, in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Green Lake, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 March 1888, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Berlin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States.
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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.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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