Brief Life History of Josephine M
When Josephine M Southworth was born in 1840, in Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Origen Southworth, was 37 and her mother, Alcestia Clark, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Origen Southworth
1803–1877
Alcestia Clark
1804–1840
Thurston N Southworth
1830–
Amelia D Southworth
1832–1866
Marilla T Southworth
1836–1897
Josephine M Southworth
1840–
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1877 Male
1804–1840 Female
Siblings (4)
1830– Male
1832–1866 Female
1836–1897 Female
1840– Female
World Events (3)
1846
Age 6
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Age 23
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 77
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Southworth in Winwick (Lancashire), from Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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