Brief Life History of John Richard
When John Richard Haight was born on 24 January 1824, in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Haight, was 27 and his mother, Ruth Mosher, was 25. He married Elvira Hobson on 10 April 1862, in DuPage, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 22 August 1906, in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Naperville Cemetery, Naperville Township, DuPage, Illinois, United States.
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- John Haight in household of Wm Becker, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Haight, "Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889"
- John Richard Haight, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Putnam, Illinois, United States 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States 1839: DuPage, Illinois, United States [Spreads across DuPage and Will counties]
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
possibly a variant of Hight , a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English hait ‘merry; revelry’.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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