Brief Life History of James
When James Hoyt was born on 26 January 1785, in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Jedediah Hoyt, was 26 and his mother, Hannah Elliott, was 23. He married Rachel Morse on 28 November 1805, in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Boonville, Boonville, Oneida, New York, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 28 May 1853, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- James Hoyt, "United States Census, 1830"
- James Hoit, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- James Hoit, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Beulah Sabin Hoyt
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