Brief Life History of Broughton D.
When Broughton D. Harris was born on 16 August 1822, his father, Wilder Harris, was 25 and his mother, Harriet Davis, was 22. He married Sarah Buell Hollister about 1848, in Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 19 January 1899, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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- B D Harris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Broughton D. Harris - Government record: birth-name: Broughton D. Harris
- Broughton Davis Harris, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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