When Amanda M Ladd was born on 24 December 1810, in Winchester, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Gibson Ladd, was 21 and her mother, Polly Hammer, was 21. She married Charles Jordan about 1833, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Monroe, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 22 November 1891, in Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lee Family Cemetery, Pineville, Bell, Kentucky, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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.
English: from Middle English lad(de) ‘lad’, of obscure origin, used as an occupational name for a young male attendant, a servant, a status name for a man of low birth, or a nickname for a rogue or ruffian.
History: Most American bearers of this name trace their ancestry to Daniel Ladd, who emigrated from London to Ipswich, MA, in 1634.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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