Brief Life History of Mary Lozetta
When Mary Lozetta Christian was born on 12 February 1862, in Andes, Andes, Delaware, New York, United States, her father, Henry Christian, was 34 and her mother, Patience Joscelyn, was 35. She married James Hanford Sherwood on 18 January 1882. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elmira Heights, Elmira Town, Chemung, New York, United States in 1930 and Southport, Chemung, New York, United States in 1940. She died on 21 July 1941, at the age of 79, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States.
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- Mary Sherwood in household of Otis Sherwood, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mary Christian in entry for Henry Sherwood, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Mary Sherwood in household of Otis W Sherwood, "United States Census, 1940"
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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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
German and French: from the personal name Christian, from Latin Christianus ‘follower of Christ’ (see Christ 1), literally ‘the Christian’. The usual French form is, however, Chrétien (see Chretien ). For the cognate English name see 3 below.
Manx: from Mac Kristinn ‘son of Kristinn’, a borrowing of the Old Norse form of Latin Christianus ‘the Christian’. Christian is a learned, Anglicized form.
English (of Norman origin): from the interchangeable Middle English personal names Cristian and Cristin, used for both men and women. Cristian is from Latin Christianus (see 1 above) and its female equivalent Christiana. Cristin is from Latin Christinus and Christina, male and female diminutives of Christus ‘Christ’. They were introduced to England and Scotland by the Normans in their Old French forms, male Crestien (or the learned form Cristian) and Cristin, female Cristiane and Cristine. Cristin(e) was naturally associated with the Middle English word cristen, cristin, or criston ‘Christian’ (Old English crīsten), reinforcing the tendency to use Cristin and Cristian as alternative name forms. The male name was never common in medieval England, but the female name became increasingly popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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