When Ursula Hardisty was born on 24 December 1856, in Greene, Indiana, United States, her father, Richard Hardesty, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Frances Imhoff, was 19. She married John Wesley Foddrill on 15 May 1890, in Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Smith Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 March 1922, in Monroe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States.
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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.
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English: variant of Hardesty .
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