Brief Life History of James Hunter
When James Hunter Dalton was born on 19 February 1796, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Nicholas Dalton, was 25 and his mother, Rachel Hunter, was 21. He married Nancy Critz on 1 August 1820, in Patrick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Patrick, Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Mayo River District, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1870. He died in April 1880, in Critz, Patrick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.
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- James H Dalton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jas Dalton, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- James Dalton, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: habitational name from any of various places called Dalton in Westmorland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English dæl ‘valley’ (see Dale ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: The surname was taken to Ireland by English traders in the early 13th century .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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