Brief Life History of Amos Adelbert
When Amos Adelbert Hewitt was born on 22 March 1846, in Oswego, New York, United States, his father, John Weaver Hewitt, was 26 and his mother, Sarah A Gates, was 15. He married Eliza Jane La Count in 1873, in Humboldt, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Humboldt, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States for about 15 years. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 18 February 1929, in Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.
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- Amos A Hewitt, "United States Census, 1880"
- Amos A Hewitt, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Amos A Hewitt, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hewet, Huet, Hughet, Howet, pet forms of Hugh (Middle English Hewe, Hue; see Hugh and compare Hew ). The spelling Hughet stood for both Huet and the synonymous Huget; see Huggett . This surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
habitational name from Hewitts in Chelsfield or Hewitts in Willesborough (both Kent), both named from Old English hīewett ‘cutting’, denoting a place where trees had been cut down. Here there lived families called de la Hewatte (1270), de la hewett (1301), and atte Hewete (1338). The name may also be topographic for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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