Brief Life History of Richard Henry
When Richard Henry Stoddard was born in 1825, in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Reuben Stodder, was 25 and his mother, Sophia Gurney, was 21. He married Elizabeth Drew Barstow in 1852. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1880 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 12 May 1903, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Richard H. Stoddard, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Henry Stoddard - Published information: occupation: American Critic and Poet;
- Richard Stoddard, "United States Census, 1900"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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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