When Amy Taft was born on 14 November 1807, in Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States, her father, Mijamin Taft, was 47 and her mother, Mary Clark, was 70. She married Gardner J Aldrich on 16 November 1825, in Plymouth, Chenango, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Addison, Addison, Steuben, New York, United States for about 5 years and Tuscarora, Steuben, New York, United States in 1860. She died on 9 February 1903, in Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 95.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries - 1829: Hot Spring, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States
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 (mainly Staffordshire and Derbyshire): variant of Toft .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial or metonymic occupational name from German Taft ‘taffeta’.
History: Robert Taft (born c. 1640), lived in Braintree, MA, and subsequently Mendon, MA. — Alphonso Taft (1810–91), jurist and politician born in Townshend, VT, was the father of William Howard Taft (1857–1930), 27th president of the US and chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
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