Brief Life History of Lathrop Brockway
When Comm. Sgt. Lathrop Brockway Kinney was born on 25 July 1824, in New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Stephen Fitch Kinney, was 35 and his mother, Abigail Lathrop Brockway, was 36. He married Mary S. Pollock before 1850, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870 and Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 25 September 1895, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- L B Kenney, "United States Census, 1880"
- L. B. Kinney, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
- Lathrop B Kinney, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Scottish and Irish: from a shortened form of McKinney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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