Brief Life History of Elizabeth E.
When Elizabeth E. Norcross was born in 1832, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Josiah Norcross, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Wakefield, was 33. She married Austin Maynard on 20 October 1852, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. She died on 16 January 1910, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Elizabeth E Norcross in household of Seth W Howe, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth E. Norcross, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Elizabeth N Maynard, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Norcross in Carleton, Lancashire. The placename derives from Middle English north ‘northern, north’ + cros ‘cross’ (Old English north, Old Norse kross, late Old English cros).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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