Brief Life History of Lucinda Jane
When Lucinda Jane Dubose was born on 4 December 1847, in Blue Springs, Barbour, Alabama, United States, her father, Deshaba Disho DuBose, was 17 and her mother, Mary “Millie” Sheppard, was 20. She married Aaron Nelson Helms on 4 January 1865, in Barbour, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860. She died in 1879, in Barbour, Alabama, United States, at the age of 32.
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- Lucinda J Du Bose in household of D D Du Bose, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lucinda J Dubose, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Lucinda Jane DuBose Helms, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Dubois and of its cognate Dubosc. Compare Debose .
History: This surname is listed (in the form Du Bose) in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its original form Du Bosc) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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