Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Barton was born in 1858, in Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, United States, her father, James Oliver Edward Barton, was 35 and her mother, Mary Jane Reese, was 26. She married John Francis Montgomery on 24 March 1877, in Reynolds, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Black River Township, Reynolds, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died in 1879, in Reynolds, Missouri, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Webb Cemetery, Reynolds, Reynolds, Missouri, United States.
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- Rebecca Barton in household of James Barton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Barton, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Rebecc Barton in entry for John Francois Montgomery, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (6)
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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called with Old English bere or bær ‘barley’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’, i.e. an outlying grange. Compare Barwick . The name is also found in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as de Bartún.
Polish (Bartoń); Czech and Slovak (mainly Bartoň): from a pet form of the personal name Polish Bartłomiej, Czech Bartoloměj, Slovak Bartolomej, from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). This surname is also found in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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