Brief Life History of Benjamin Apthorp
When Benjamin Apthorp Gould was born on 27 September 1824, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, was 37 and his mother, Lucretia Dana Goddard, was 26. He married Mary Apthorp Quincy in 1861, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1867. In 1848, at the age of 24, his occupation is listed as phd from goettingen university. He died on 26 November 1896, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Benjamin A Gould in household of George M Lane, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Benjamin Apthorp Gould, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Benjamin A. Gould, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"
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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.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gold .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Benjamin A Gould, Astronomer
The American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould was born September 27, 1824. He was founder of the Astronomical journal in 1849 and the Argentine National observatory. Benjamin was educated at Harvard …
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