Brief Life History of Hugh Crowell
When Hugh Crowell Irish was born on 10 August 1823, in Victory, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Smiton Irish, was 23 and his mother, Ann Rumsey, was 21. He married Betsey Ann Haight on 23 April 1854. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1855. He died on 17 September 1862, in Antietam, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Passaic, New Jersey, United States.
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- Hugh C Irish, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Hugh Crowell Irish, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hugh Cronell in entry for William C. Wright and Anna Gertrude Irish, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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English and Irish (Kilkenny): ethnic name for someone of Irish origin, from Old French Ireis or Middle English Irish ‘Irish’, Latinized as Hiberniens(is). Compare Ireland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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