Brief Life History of Horatio P
Horatio P Pond was born in 1825, in New York, United States as the son of Benajah Pond and Sybil. He married Esther M. Salisbury on 1 January 1849, in McHenry, Illinois, United States. He lived in Algonquin, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 28 October 1853, in McHenry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 28.
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- Horatio Pond, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived by a pond or lake, from Middle English ponde ‘pond, artificial or natural pool’, denoting someone who lived or worked by such a feature.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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