Brief Life History of Florence
When Florence Coleman was born in May 1842, in New Jersey, United States, her father, James B. Coleman, was 36 and her mother, Henrietta Louisa Beasley, was 30. She married Benjamin Tredwell Kissam on 23 June 1864, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1860 and Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years. She died on 14 June 1906, at the age of 64.
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- Florence Coleman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Florence Coleman, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Florence Coleman, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
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1844
The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
Name Meaning
Irish and English: from the Middle English personal name Col(e)man, Old Irish Colmán, earlier Columbán, adopted as Old Norse Kalman. It was introduced into Cumbria, Westmorland, and Yorkshire by Norwegians from Ireland and probably spread widely across England. Ó Colmáin (‘descendant of Colmán’) was the name of an Irish missionary to Europe, also known as Saint Columban(us) (c. 540–615), who founded the monastery of Bobbio in northern Italy in 614. Columbanus is formally a derivative of the Latin for ‘dove’, seen in the name of the 6th-century missionary known in English as Saint Columba (521–597), who converted the Picts to Christianity. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Irish: from Mac Colmáin or Ó Colmáin ‘son (or descendant) of Colmán’.
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Kalman or Kolman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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