When Albert Perry Rockwood was born on 9 June 1805, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Luther Rockwood, was 25 and his mother, Ruth Perry, was 23. He married Nancy Haven on 4 February 1827, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 26 November 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
English: from Middle English rok(e) ‘rook’ + wod(e) ‘wood’ (Old English hrōc, wudu). The name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived by a wood inhabited by rooks, or habitational, for someone from any of several minor places so named, such as Rookwood Hall in Abbess Roding (Essex), Rook Wood in Finchingfield (Essex), or Rockwood in East Grinstead (Sussex).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
This story was printed in "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" on page 2634. This book was compiled by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Birthdate: 3 Nov. 1836 Uvelse Fredericksborg, Denmark …
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