When Elizabeth Orr was born on 24 December 1824, in Pike, Missouri, United States, her father, Philip Orr, was 31 and her mother, Lucy Draper, was 23. She married Dr Hiram Kinnaird Jones on 21 October 1844, in Pike, Missouri, United States. She lived in Lincoln, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 30 August 1891, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Morgan, Illinois, United States
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English: from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Orre (Old Norse Orri, originally a byname meaning ‘black grouse’).
Scottish (southwestern): nickname from Scottish Gaelic odhar ‘dun, of sallow complexion’. This surname is also common in Ireland. It was brought to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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