When Sarah "Sally" Foster Read was born on 11 October 1812, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Anthony Foster Read, was 23 and her mother, Ellen Caldwell Ewing, was 21. She married Henry Rubey Walker on 18 March 1829, in Cooper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 28 July 1848, at the age of 35, and was buried in Memorial Park, Ste. Genevieve Township, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States.
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The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
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.
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.
English and Scottish: variant of Reed .
History: A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
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