Lucy Putney Lockling

Brief Life History of Lucy Putney

When Lucy Putney Lockling was born on 7 February 1800, in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, Jonathan Putney Lockling, was 45 and her mother, Sarah Houghton, was 31. She had at least 1 son with John Streeter. She died on 19 March 1879, in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Lyndon Center Cemetery, Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.

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John Streeter
1799–1868
Lucy Putney Lockling
1800–1879
Hiram B. Streeter
1829–1905

Sources (13)

  • Lucy Streeter in household of John Streeter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lucy Putney Lockling Streeter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lucy P Lockling Streeter, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

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World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · The U.S doubles in size

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

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.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Laughlin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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