When Therese Ida Lieber was born on 17 October 1854, in Saxony, her father, Carl Gottfried Lieber, was 33 and her mother, Maria Theresia Mueller, was 28. She married Gotthilft Friedrich Mehner on 12 February 1880, in Sankt Peter, Amt Freiburg, Baden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States in 1915. She died on 1 April 1920, in Dresden, Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany, at the age of 65, and was buried in Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Chaim, Meyer, Uri, Aharon, Batsheva, Herschel, Hershy, Hyman, Mayer.
German: variant of Lieb 1.
German: from the medieval personal name Liebher, composed of the elements liub ‘beloved, dear’ + heri, hari ‘army’.
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