Brief Life History of Maggie Dora
When Maggie Dora Garrison was born in April 1861, in Stafford, Virginia, United States, her father, James Barrett Garrison, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Harriet Knight, was 37. She married Burrell F. Fritter on 23 February 1885, in Stafford Courthouse, Stafford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rock Hill District, Stafford, Virginia, United States for about 30 years.
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- Maria Garrison in household of James B Garrison, "United States Census, 1870"
- Dora Fsetter, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- M. D. Garrison, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
Name Meaning
English: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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