When Sylvester Asbury was born on 12 October 1824, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Caleb Asbury, was 37 and his mother, Nancy Seybold, was 35. He married Deborah Swaim on 13 November 1849, in Parke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Adams Township, Parke, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 8 October 1892, at the age of 67, and was buried in Bellmore, Parke, Indiana, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries 1825: Parke, Indiana, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English:
variant of Astbury , a habitational name from Astbury in Cheshire, named from Old English ēast ‘east’ + byrig, dative of burh ‘manor, fortified place’. As a surname it also appears with final -berry (compare Asberry ).
habitational name from either of two places, Ashborough in Bromsgrove (Worcestershire) or Ashbury in Devon, derived from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + beorg ‘hill’ (the former name) and byrig, dative of burh ‘manor, fortified place’ (the latter name). It may also derive from Ashbury in Berkshire, but there is insufficient evidence to be sure that the surname derives from the Berkshire place.
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