When James McMillan Means was born in June 1821, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Means, was 32 and his mother, Darcus, was 30. He married Abigail Thompson Moore on 24 October 1854, in Jackson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Jefferson Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 19 July 1904, in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Eightmile Cemetery, Wasco, Oregon, 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 - 1838: Oregon Country, United States 1843: Clackamas District, Oregon Country, United States 1846: Clackamas, Oregon Territory, United States 1854: Wasco, Oregon Territory, United States 1859: Wasco, Oregon, United States
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English: variant of Meen, with post-medieval excrescent -s. See Mean .
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