When Minerva Cutler was born in 1857, in Indiana, United States, her father, James Madison Cutler, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Betsy Niles, was 22. She married William W Sallee on 11 February 1875, in Perry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Anderson Township, Perry, Indiana, United States for about 20 years.
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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.
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
English: occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English cutele, cutteler, coteler ‘cutler; maker, repairer, or seller of knives, etc.’ (Anglo-French cuteler, Old French coutelier, cotelier). Compare Nesmith and Cottle .
Americanized form of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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