Brief Life History of Joshua Alexander
When Joshua Alexander Scott was born on 8 February 1861, in Daviess, Missouri, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Scott, was 24 and his mother, Mary Ann Brown, was 22. He married Mina Berg on 30 January 1898, in Mercer, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Daviess, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Jamesport, Daviess, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 September 1953, at the age of 92, and was buried in Jamesport Masonic Cemetery, Jamesport, Daviess, Missouri, United States.
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- Jott A Scott, "United States Census, 1950"
- Joshua A Scott, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Joshua A Scott, "Find A Grave Index"
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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
English, Scottish, and Irish (Down): habitational and ethnic name from Middle English Scot ‘man from Scotland’. There is no evidence that the surname denoted either of the earlier senses of Scot as ‘(Gaelic-speaking) Irishman’ or ‘man from Alba’, the Gaelic-speaking region of Scotland north of the river Forth. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English and Scottish: from the rare Middle English personal name Scot (Old English Scott, possibly also Old Norse Skotr), only certainly attested in northern England.
English: variant of Scutt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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