Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth Topham was born on 15 August 1844, in Choupique, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States as the daughter of Henry M. Topham Sr.. She married Joseph Pontel Landry on 11 February 1865, in Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in St. Mary, Louisiana, United States in 1860 and Ward Four, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States in 1880. She died on 29 March 1888, in Choupique, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Choupique, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States.
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- Elizabeth Topham in household of Henry Topham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Topham, "Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906"
- Mary E. Topham Landry, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
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 (mainly northern, especially Yorkshire):
nickname from Middle English Toppan, of uncertain meaning. The second element is perhaps Middle English pan(ne) ‘(crown of the) head’, while Top- could be derived from several different words. If from Middle English toppen ‘to shave (the head)’, then Toppan might have been a name for a barber who provided tonsures for the clergy. Alternatively, Top- might represent Middle English tup, top(pe) ‘ram, male sheep’, hence ‘ram-head’, or Middle English top(pe), Anglo-Norman French tupe ‘hair on the head, tuft of hair, forelock’, denoting someone with a distinctive head of hair.
variant of Topping .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Elizabeth Landry
Mary Elizabeth Landry, is the daughter of Joseph P Landry and his second wife, Mary Elizabeth (Topham). She was born 6 Nov 1965 in Sulphur Louisiana and is the oldest of 10 children. Elizabeth, as s …
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