Brief Life History of David Webb
When David Webb Hodgkins was born on 21 July 1834, in Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, United States, his father, David Hodgkins, was 25 and his mother, Catharine Webb Hussey, was 21. He married Clara Noyse or Knowls on 13 October 1858, in Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 20 April 1888, at the age of 53, and was buried in East Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- David Hodgkin, "United States Census, 1880"
- David W. Hodgkins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- David W. Hodgkins, "Find a Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838 · The Aroostook War
An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or "Pork and Beans War". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears.
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
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English (West Midlands): variant of Hotchkiss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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