When Sarah Heckman was born on 21 August 1831, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States, her father, Daniel Heckman, was 24 and her mother, Anna Eller, was 26. She married Abraham Peck on 16 June 1856, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Newcastle Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 December 1903, in Fulton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Reichter Cemetery, Talma, Newcastle Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States.
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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.
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Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Dutch: topographic name for someone living near a fence or gate, from Middle Dutch heck (see Heck ). In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Hekman .
English: variant of Hickman .
Altered form of German Heckmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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