When Malinda Hougham was born on 6 October 1825, in Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Hougham, was 47 and her mother, Hannah Gordon, was 33. She married Ambrose Benson Hayes on 4 January 1843, in McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 3 March 1895, in Springfield, Dane, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield Corners, Dane, Wisconsin, United States.
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American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
English (Kent): habitational name from Hougham (Kent), or, less often, from Hougham (Lincolnshire). The Kent placename may derive from an Old English personal name Huhha or Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land’ + hām ‘village, homestead’, while the Lincolnshire placename probably takes its name from Hough on the Hill (a nearby place called with Old English haga ‘hedge, enclosure’) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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