When Mary Ann Arabella Ewing was born on 6 June 1858, in Appanoose, Iowa, United States, her father, William Caldwell Ewing, was 36 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Margaret Cunningham, was 27. She lived in Fox River Township, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 17 December 1863, at the age of 5.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Scottish: altered form of Ewen , formed as if it were an English patronymic ending in -ing. See also McEwen .
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