Brief Life History of Baruch Aldrich
When Baruch Aldrich Southwick was born on 28 March 1807, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, George Southwick, was 23 and his mother, Sally Daniels, was 22. He married Mary Fowler on 12 September 1833, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Saint Mary Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 16 July 1871, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Harmony Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Barrick Southwick, "United States Census, 1850"
- Baruch Aldrich Southwick, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Baruch A. Southwick, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Southwick, including those in Durham, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Sussex, and Wiltshire, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + wīc ‘dwelling, specialized farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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