Brief Life History of Mary Emile
When Mary Emile Silliman was born on 30 August 1861, in Missouri, United States, her father, Charles Oscar Silliman Sr, was 42 and her mother, Phoebe Ann Trafton, was 32. She married Zephaniah M Edrington in 1890, in Pajaro, Monterey, California, United States. She lived in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States in 1870 and Watsonville Judicial Township, Santa Cruz, California, United States in 1880. She died on 12 April 1935, in Santa Cruz, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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- Mary Silliman in household of Charles O Silliman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E Lilliman, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Mary E. Silliman Edrington, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of a reportedly Italian surname recorded in the US as Sillimandi, a form not found in Italy and in Italian sources.
History: Benjamin Silliman, one of the most influential scientists of his time in America, was born in Trumbull, CT, in 1779 and came from a prominent CT family of Yale graduates whose paternal ancestors were reportedly Italians named Sillimandi. They lived in Switzerland and emigrated to North America via the Netherlands with the great Puritan migration, eventually settling in Fairfield, CT with a Daniel Sillivant showing in Fairfield County records in the mid 1600s. By 1690 the surname had been changed to Silliman.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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