Brief Life History of William Benjamin
William Benjamin Sanborn was born in 1821, in Massachusetts, United States. He married Miriam Robbins on 5 January 1843. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 22 May 1902, at the age of 81, and was buried in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- William B Sandborn, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Benjamin Sanburn, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wm B Sanborn in entry for Benjamin W Sanborn, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Sambourne in Warminster or Sambourn in Minety (both Wiltshire), but perhaps also from Sambourne (Warwickshire). The placenames all derive from Old English sand ‘sand’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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