Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus Crowley was born on 13 February 1864, in Polk Township, Ray, Missouri, United States. He married Ella Hurt on 25 September 1887, in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fishing River Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died in 1945, at the age of 81, and was buried in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States.
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- Columbus Crowley in household of Andrew J Crowley, "United States Census, 1870"
- C C Crowley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Lum, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Brennan, Kieran, Aileen, Assumpta, Bridie, Declan, Donovan, Kaitlin, Kevin Patrick, Maeve, Patrick Joseph.
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cruadhlaoich ‘descendant of Cruadhlaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements cruadh ‘hardy’ + laoch ‘hero’. There has been some confusion with Crawley .
English: variant of Crawley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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