Brief Life History of Lewis R.
When Lewis R. Short was born in 1843, in Woodstock, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Elias Short, was 48 and his mother, Anna Marie Gulneck, was 42. He married Mary Elizabeth Happy about 1865. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States in 1910. He died in 1913, in Woodstock, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Woodstock, Ulster, New York, United States.
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- Lewis R Short, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Lewis R Short, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Louis R Short, "United States Census, 1900"
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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: nickname for a short person, from Middle English short ‘short’ (Old English sceort).
English: topographic name for someone who lived at a detached or cut-off piece of land (Middle English shorte, shirte, from Old English scierte, scerte, scyrte) or else a habitational name from a place so named, such as Shoart in Harbeldown (Kent) and Shuart in Saint Nicholas at Wade (Kent). Compare Shorter .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac an Gheairr, Mac an Ghirr ‘son of the short man’ (see McGirr ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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