When Sarah Hibbard was born on 25 September 1800, in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathan Hibbard, was 33 and her mother, Mary Boardman, was 33.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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.
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.
English: variant of Hilbert with assimilation of lb to b(b). The name may sometimes also have been confused with Hibbett . Post-medieval examples may alternatively be variants of Hebbert, a variant of Herbert . The two surnames were probably much confused and sometimes used interchangeably.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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