When Wilhelmine Bertha Lauterwasser was born in September 1850, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Johannes Lauterwasser, was 35 and her mother, Wilhelmine Schädler, was 25. She married Wilhelm Eduard Klatte on 6 June 1869, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 12 April 1910, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 59.
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No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Feminine version of Wilhelm, the German form of William , formed with the Latinate suffix -ina. This name was introduced to the English-speaking world from Germany in the 19th century. It is now very rarely used.
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