Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Bain was born on 21 December 1821, in Jefferson, Indiana, United States, his father, Robert Bain, was 48 and his mother, Mary Irwin, was 38. He lived in Pleasant Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 19 June 1868, in Monroe, Iowa, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Monroe, Iowa, United States.
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- Thomas Bain in household of John Curry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas Bain, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas C. Bain, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
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.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1834
Historical Boundaries 1834: La Porte, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish, Manx, and Irish: nickname for a fair-haired man, from Gaelic bàn, Irish bán ‘white, fair’. This surname is common in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324. It is also found as a shortened form of McBain , from Mac B(h)eathain. As a Manx name (spelled Bane) this may be a shortened form of Manx Macguilley Vane, equivalent to Irish Mac Giolla Bháin ‘son of the fair youth’. Compare Irish Kilbane .
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming, friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight, direct’).
English (northern) and Scottish: nickname from northern Middle English bān, bain ‘bone, leg’ (Old English bān, Old Norse bein), perhaps denoting someone with a gammy leg. In northern Middle English -ā- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -ō-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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