Brief Life History of Elizabeth E.
When Elizabeth E. Boggs was born on 12 December 1851, in Appleton, Knox, Maine, United States, her father, Bradbury Boggs, was 39 and her mother, Margaret Fuller, was 25. She married George A. Collins on 3 October 1891, in Searsmont, Waldo, Maine, United States. She lived in Waldo, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1920 and Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1930. She died on 1 June 1932, in Morrill, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Lizie E Boggs in household of Margaret Boggs, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lizzie E. Boggs, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Lizzie E Collins, "United States Census, 1930"
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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: nickname from Middle English bogeys ‘boastful or haughty’. The name (in the forms Boge(y)s, Boga(y)s) is found in the 12th century in Yorkshire and East Anglia, and also around Bordeaux, which had trading links with East Anglia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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