Brief Life History of David
When David Wallace Sr was born on 10 June 1800, in Iroquois, Matilda Township, Dundas, Upper Canada, British North America, his father, John Walliser, was 38 and his mother, Catharine Christina Fell, was 24. He married Lydia Ann Hitchcock on 25 December 1821, in Matilda Township, Dundas, Upper Canada, British North America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 November 1881, in Lone Rock, Richland, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Button Cemetery, Buena Vista, Richland, Wisconsin, United States.
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- David Wallace in household of John Wallace, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Wallace, "Find A Grave Index"
- David Wallace in entry for John Wallace, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
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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.
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
Scottish and English: variant of Wallis , especially in Scotland, where the name was introduced from the Welsh Marches by a family of tenants of the Stewarts in the 12th century.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, e.g. Wallach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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