Brief Life History of Mary Amanda
When Mary Amanda Titus was born on 17 June 1837, in Wheatley, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States, her father, Edmund Titus, was 42 and her mother, Mary Burt, was 37. She married John Henry Van Cott on 9 October 1866, in Wheatley, Old Westbury, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Oyster Bay, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States in 1910 and Nassau, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 2 November 1923, at the age of 86, and was buried in Upper Brookville, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States.
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- Amanda Vancott, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Amanda Titus - Government record: birth-name: Mary Van Cott
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Name Meaning
German, English and Welsh: from the personal name (from Latin Titus, probably Etruscan in origin). The name was popular in the Middle Ages since it had been borne by a disciple of Saint Paul who became bishop of Crete.
German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name (see Tittel 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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