When Harrison Bobbitt was born on 20 April 1810, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Preston Bobbitt, was 21 and his mother, Nancy Huse Hughes, was 18. He married Lydia Boswell on 15 November 1832, in Orange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Southeast Township, Orange, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 10 January 1876, at the age of 65, and was buried in Valeene, Southeast Township, Orange, Indiana, 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.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Orange, Indiana, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1828: Orange, Indiana, United States
English (Suffolk and Somerset): perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Bobbet, which could be a diminutive of Bobbe (see Bubb ) or a rhyming form of the Middle English personal name Robet, a diminutive of Robert . However, Bob is not attested as a pet form of Robert before the 17th century.
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