Brief Life History of Hannah Josephine
When Hannah Josephine Waters was born on 24 October 1837, in New York, United States, her father, John Waters, was 37 and her mother, Olive Naomi Richardson, was 36. She married Horatio Gates Robbins Waters on 23 April 1856, in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Clinton, New York, United States in 1900 and Champlain, Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States in 1905. She died on 14 March 1910, in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States.
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- Hannah Waters in household of Levi R Waters, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hannah J. Waters, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Hannah J Waters, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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