Brief Life History of David
When David Christy was born about 1810, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Christy, was 29 and his mother, Mary or Maria Anna McCall or McColl, was 22. He married Jane Hamilton on 10 May 1832, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Plum Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 9 September 1864, in Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- David Christy, "United States Census, 1860"
- David Christy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: DAVID CHRISTY - Government record: male
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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 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
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.
Name Meaning
English and northern Irish: variant of Christie .
American shortened and altered form of the Scandinavian patronymics Christiansen and Christianson .
Indian and Indonesian: variant of Christi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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