Brief Life History of Moss Kent
When Moss Kent Platt was born on 3 May 1809, in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Deacon William Pitt Platt, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Kent, was 41. He married Elizabeth Sarah Freligh on 14 October 1830, in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Clinton, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 1 March 1876, in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States.
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- Moss Platt, "United States Census, 1870"
- Burial
- Moss K Platt, "United States Census, 1860"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
English: Middle English plat, platte ‘flat surface’ (Anglo-Norman French plat, plast), often with the senses ‘footbridge’ or ‘plot of land’. The name may be topographic, for one who lived near such a feature, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Platt in Manchester or Platt Bridge in Wigan (both Lancashire).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German platt ‘flat’.
German: variant of Platte 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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