Brief Life History of Albert
When Albert Heap was born on 29 May 1862, in Cedar Grove, Highland Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, his father, William Henry Harrison Heap, was 24 and his mother, Mary Whitehead, was 27. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1927. He died on 26 June 1927, in Lemon, Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
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- Albert Heap in household of Mary Whitehead, "United States Census, 1870"
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- Albert Heap, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): usually a habitational name from Heap, a lost place in Bury (Lancashire), but sometimes also a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or rock pile, from Middle English hep, heip(e) ‘heap, pile’ (Old English hēap).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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