Brief Life History of Emma Althina
When Emma Althina Estey was born on 24 March 1848, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Oliver Estey, was 51 and her mother, Lucy Whitney, was 43. She lived in Westminster, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. She died on 1 December 1915, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Emma H Giles in household of Charles Giles, "United States Census, 1900"
- Emma Althina Estey, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Emma Althina Estey, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English est + hawe ‘east enclosure’ (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller ‘at the east enclosure’, or from a lost minor place so named. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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