Brief Life History of Alvin Winchester
When Rev. Alvin Winchester Barrows was born on 2 September 1836, in McDonough, McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States, his father, Elhanan Winchester Barrows, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Yeardley Stanley, was 19. He married Maria Adelaide Hand Barrows in October 1860. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Decatur, Otsego, New York, United States in 1875. He died on 29 January 1908, in McDonough, McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in McDonough Village Union Cemetery, McDonough, McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States.
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- Calvin Barrows in household of Elhanen Barrows, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alvin W Barrows, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Alvin W Barrows in household of Elkanan W Barrows, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (7)
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
English (Yorkshire): variant of Barrow , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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