Zachariah Lane

Brief Life History of Zachariah

When Zachariah Lane was born on 29 January 1845, in Willow, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Uriah Lane, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Plough, was 25. He married Leah Hoyt on 4 July 1868, in Woodstock, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Woodstock, Ulster, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 June 1871, in Willow, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Willow, Ulster, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zachariah Lane
1845–1871
Leah Hoyt
1848–1891
Marriage: 4 July 1868
Idella Lane
1871–1946

Sources (7)

  • Zachariah Lane, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Zachariah Lane - Published information: birth-name: Zachariah Lane
  • Zachariah Lane, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (5)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, from Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear or javelin’.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan. See also Lamb .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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