Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Marshall was born about 1852, in Pine Canyon, Tooele, Utah, United States, her father, George Marshall I, was 27 and her mother, Esther Elizabeth Steel, was 14. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Annie Marcy in household of George Marcy, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jemima Jane Marshall, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Anna Marshall Baptism Date
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: usually an occupational name ‘farrier’, occasionally a status name ‘chief official of a royal household or court; a high officer of state’, from Middle English mareshal and Old French maresc(h)al. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek ). This name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. It is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Americanized form of German Marschall .
Americanized form of French Mercier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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