Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Hill was born in 1841, in Rural Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Hill, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Painter, was 35. He lived in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 30 June 1862, in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia, United States, at the age of 21.
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- Peter Hill in household of Abraham Hill, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter Hill in household of Abraham Hill, "United States Census, 1850"
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1842
The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842, when it became a fully independent city.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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