Brief Life History of Sophronia Gertrude
When Sophronia Gertrude Hawley was born on 24 February 1858, in Monroe, Michigan, United States, her father, Daniel David Hawley, was 55 and her mother, Sarah Sally Huff, was 44. She married Alexander B. Whitman on 26 November 1875, in Jerome Township, Midland, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Sage Township, Gladwin, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Grant, Newaygo, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 7 January 1919, in Buckeye Township, Gladwin, Michigan, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, United States.
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- Saphrona Whitman in household of Alex Whitman, "United States Census, 1910"
- Safrona Hawley Whitman, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Sophronia Gertrude Whitman, "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.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost place called Hawley in Sheffield (Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse haugr ‘hill, burial mound’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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