Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Dugas was born on 22 February 1857, in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, her father, Marcelin Dugas, was 52 and her mother, Melanie Boudreaux, was 41.
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- Alice Dugas, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
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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.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Clovis, Emile, Amedee, Normand, Ovide, Pierre, Theogene, Alcee, Alcide.
French: topographic name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, for someone who lived by a patch of waste land, Old French gast (see Gast ); or a habitational name for someone from Le Gas, the name of several places in various parts of France. This surname is most frequent in LA. It is also common among African Americans. Compare Duga , Dugar , and Dugat .
Slovak and Rusyn: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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