Brief Life History of Langhorne Chiswell
When Langhorne Chiswell Callaway was born after 1802, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, James Callaway Jr., was 8231 and his mother, Elizabeth Greer, was 8210.
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caillouet-Orgeville in Eure, France, named with a collective form of Old French cail(ou) ‘pebble’ (see Cail ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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