Brief Life History of Henry
When Judge Henry Hitchcock was born on 11 September 1791, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Hon. Samuel Hitchcock, was 36 and his mother, Lucy Caroline Allen, was 23. He married Anne Erwin on 11 October 1821, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 August 1839, in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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- Henry Hitchcock, "Find A Grave Index"
- Henry Hitchcock in entry for Pomeroy Hitchcock, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Henry Hitchcock, "Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Hitch , a pet form of Richard , with the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare Heacock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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