Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Hockett was born on 28 October 1792, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Hoggatt Jr., was 29 and her mother, Hannah Reynolds, was 30. She married Joshua Chamness Jr. on 22 April 1819, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 12 January 1867, in Washington Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lynn, Washington Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.
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- Lydia Chamness in household of Joshua Chamness, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hocket, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Lydia Hockett Chamness, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hoket, apparently a diminutive (Hocc-et) of Old English Hocca; see Hock 7.
variant of Hoggett, itself either a variant of Hoggard or a diminutive of Hogge, a Middle English pet form of Roger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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