When Selden T. Golay was born on 26 October 1819, in Switzerland, Indiana, United States, his father, Elisha Daniel Golay, was 36 and his mother, Susanne Marguerite DuFour, was 34. He married Cynthia Hatch on 3 June 1841, in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 6 November 1863, in Switzerland, Indiana, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Switzerland, Indiana, United States.
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The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Swiss French: nickname or topographic name derived from regional gola, gaula ‘mouth, opening’.
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