Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Bartlett was born on 12 March 1858, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel Jeffery Bartlett, was 24 and her mother, Martha Reasor Scott, was 24. She married Charles Webster Fisher on 5 September 1878, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. She died on 7 October 1939, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Heltonville, Pleasant Run Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
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- Laura Fisher in household of Charles Fisher, "United States Census, 1880"
- Laura Bartlett, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Laura Bartlett Geiger, "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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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