Brief Life History of Sarah Battin
When Sarah Battin Cox was born on 25 January 1830, in Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William M Cox, was 24 and her mother, Mary Eves Battin, was 20. She married James E Mather on 16 December 1847, in Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Prairie du Sac, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States in 1900. She died on 16 February 1910, in Town of Sumpter, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Prairie du Sac, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Sarah Mather in household of James Mather, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Battin Cox Mather, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Cox in entry for Horace Mather, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Sept 3, 1836 Treaty Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River on September 3, 1836. The Menominee Nation ceded nearly 4 million acres of land for the following items every year for twenty years: $3,000 worth of food provisions, 2,000 lbs. of tobacco, 30 barrels of salt, agricultural supplies, and $500 per year. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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