When Isaac Watkin was born on 15 December 1808, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Enoch Watkin, was 26 and his mother, Hannah Knoll, was 22. He married Hannah Brinton Ring on 15 March 1832. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 25 January 1897, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 88, and was buried in Fair Hill Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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.
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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 and Welsh: from the personal name Watkin, a diminutive of Walter .
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