Thomas Hill
1830–Male
Indiana, United States
The Life of Thomas
When Thomas Hill was born in 1830, in Indiana, United States, his father, Mr Hill, was 25 and his mother, Martha Hill, was 20.
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Family Time Line
Mr Hill
1805–1850
Martha Hill
1810–
Thomas Hill
1830–
Margaret Hill
1838–
Elizabeth Hill
1842–
Parents and Siblings
Mr Hill
1805–1850Male
1810–Female
siblings
(3)
1830–Male
1838–Female
1842–Female
World Events (3)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 0
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 0
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 6
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: extremely common and widely distributed topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, Middle English hill (Old English hyll).2 English: from the medieval personal name Hill, a short form of Hilary ( see Hillary ) or of a Germanic (male or female) compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.3 German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing Germanic hild as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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