Anderson Largen

Brief Life History of Anderson

When Anderson Largen was born in 1853, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, John Largen, was 31 and his mother, Rachel Dalton, was 36. He married Malinda Jane Dalton on 13 August 1873, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died before 1885, in Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anderson Largen
1853–1885
Malinda Jane Dalton
1845–
Marriage: 13 August 1873
Andrew Dalton Largen
1868–
Martha Largen
1880–1990

Sources (15)

  • Anderson Largen in household of John Largen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Anderson Largin, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Anderson Largin, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"

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World Events (7)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg

The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Largent .

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

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