Brief Life History of Debby Hanford
When Debby Hanford Gibbs was born on 16 October 1817, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuel Read Gibbs, was 37 and her mother, Deborah Hanford, was 33. She married Silas Houghland on 3 July 1833, in Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Concord Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died in 1859, in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 42.
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- Hayward in household of Silas Hayward, "United States Census, 1850"
- Debby H Gibbs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Debby H. Gibbs, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1829
Historical Information 1829: Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
English: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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