Brief Life History of Harriet Adelia
When Harriet Adelia Cobb was born on 6 April 1845, in Summit, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, her father, George N. Cobb, was 39 and her mother, Lucy Lurena Perry, was 38. She married Silas Wright Lamoreaux on 22 November 1866, in Summit, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Williamstown, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States in 1880 and Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States in 1905. She died on 20 February 1914, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Harriette Cobb in household of Lucy Cobb, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hattie A Cobb, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Harriet L. Cobb Lamoreux, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that 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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus): from the Middle English byname or personal name Cobbe, Cobba, or its Old Norse cognate Kobbi, which are probably from an element meaning ‘lump’, used to denote a large man.
Irish: shortened form of McCobb , a patronymic from the personal name Hob, an English pet form of Robert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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