Brief Life History of Miles
When Miles Dimmitt was born on 17 September 1815, in Wayne, Indiana, United States, his father, Thomas Dimmitt, was 25 and his mother, Rachel Elliott, was 11812. He married Matilda West on 12 March 1836, in Henry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Sni-A-Bar Township, Lafayette, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 18 July 1890, in Lone Jack, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lone Jack Cemetery, Lone Jack, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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- Miles Dimmett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Miles Dimmitt, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Miles Dimmitt, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1828
Historical Boundaries 1828: Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps an altered form of Dimmick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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