Diannah Hodgin was born in 1810, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. She married William Petty on 6 August 1833, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1850. She died in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English:
shortened form of Hodgson with assimilation of /s/ to the preceding consonant.
perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Hogin, a diminutive of Hodge , though this has not yet been found in northern England.
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