When Jacob Harrison Ford was born on 21 August 1821, in Middle Grove, Monroe, Missouri, United States, his father, Pleasant Thomas Ford, was 29 and his mother, Ellen Harris, was 23. He married Mary Winn Abernathy on 17 January 1844, in Monroe, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Monroe Township, Colusa, California, United States in 1880 and Clay Township, Monroe, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 20 November 1908, in Paris, Monroe, Missouri, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Ford Cemetery, Paris, Monroe, Missouri, 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: 1831: Monroe, Missouri, United States of America
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English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).
Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).
Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMuch of the United States was once "public domain" land owned by the federal government and transferred to individuals under laws enacted by Congress. Missouri was among the 30 states that were formed …
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