When Alice Josephine Washburn was born on 2 January 1850, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Nehemiah Washburn, was 49 and her mother, Catherine Thayer, was 42. She married Andrew Tolford Durham on 1 April 1868, in Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Polkton Township, Ottawa, Michigan, United States in 1880. She died on 6 March 1896, in Muskegon Township, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States.
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A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
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.
English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.
History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.
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