Brief Life History of Rhoda Caroline
When Rhoda Caroline Hardin was born on 11 December 1824, in Tennessee, United States, her father, William H. Harden, was 17 and her mother, Elizabeth Counce, was 14. She married Solomon C. Carpenter on 31 August 1848, in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States in 1860 and Mississippi, United States in 1870. She died in 1900, in Winn, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Calvin, Winn, Louisiana, United States.
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- Caroline, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rhoda Caroline Hardin - Individual or family possessions: birth: 11 December 1824;
- Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1900
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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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Harding .
Altered form of French Hardouin .
French: from a pet form of any of several ancient Germanic personal names composed of the element hard ‘hard, strong’. This surname is rare in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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