Brief Life History of Luther Calvin
When Luther Calvin Tibbets Sr was born on 26 June 1820, in Berwick, York, Maine, United States, his father, James Tibbets, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Emery, was 23. He married Joanna Twombly on 9 April 1848, in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1870 and Riverside, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1880. He died on 21 July 1902, in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Luther P Tibbits, "United States Census, 1850"
- Luther C. Tibbetts, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Luther Calvin Tibbetts, "Find A Grave Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1839 · Dueling Prohibited
February 20, 1839, Congress prohibits dueling in Washington D.C. It is inspired by the incident where William Graves, a Kentucky Rep. is killed by Jonathan Cilley, a Maine Rep.
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire and Staffordshire): variant of Tibbetts . This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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