Brief Life History of Emily Jane
When Emily Jane Porter was born on 21 November 1846, in Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Philip Porter, was 34 and her mother, Mary Jenkins Leatherwood, was 29. She married Abner Delos Doty on 15 August 1865, in Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in District 14 Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1870 and Frederick, Maryland, United States in 1920. She died on 5 February 1924, in Jefferson, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Jefferson Union Cemetery, Jefferson Court, Frederick, Maryland, United States.
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- Emily J Doty, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emily Jane Porter Doty, "Find A Grave Index"
- Emiley J Doty in household of Abner A Doty, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
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.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English and Older Scots porter(e), port(o)ur ‘doorkeeper, gatekeeper’ (Anglo-Norman French port(i)er, portur, Latin portarius). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. The name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner ) and Poertner .
English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Middle English port(o)ur, porter ‘porter, carrier of burdens’ (Anglo-Norman French portur, porteo(u)r).
Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized, of Poorter, status name for a freeman (burgher) of a town, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Compare De Porter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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