Brief Life History of Oscar Orlando
When Oscar Orlando Stoddard Sr. was born on 30 December 1821, in Elbridge, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Oren K Stoddard, was 24 and his mother, Harriet Matilda Cook, was 20. He married Polly Sarafina Ferguson on 30 November 1847, in Olive Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 9 September 1896, in Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- Orlo Stoddard, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Oscar Orlando Stoddard - birth: 30 December 1821; Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
- Oscar O. Stoddard, "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995"
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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.
1829
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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OSCAR ORLANDO STODDARD
OSCAR ORLANDO STODDARD Oscar Orlando Stoddard was the son of Oren and Harriet M. Cook Stoddard, he was born in Elbridge, Onondaga, County, New York, Dec. 30, 1821. He was married first to Polly Ser …
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