Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Masters was born on 10 August 1799, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Masters, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Kester, was 21. He married Susannah Holmes on 24 April 1823, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Harrison, Ohio, United States in 1860 and North Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 5 February 1890, in Conotton, Harrison, Ohio, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Conotton, Harrison, Ohio, United States.
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- Joseph Masters, "United States Census, 1860"
- Joseph Masters, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Joseph Masters, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
habitational and occupational name from Middle English (atte) maisteres ‘(at the) master's (house)’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, normally a servant. Compare Master and Masterman , and for the type compare Maidens , Monks , Parsons .
variant of Master , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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