Brief Life History of Rebecca M.
When Rebecca M. Teeter was born on 18 September 1844, in Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States, her father, Miller, was 33 and her mother, Polly Teeter, was 28. She married George Nelson Luce on 15 November 1866, in Tompkins, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Groton, Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States in 1850 and Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 April 1926, in Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States.
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- Rebecca Luce in household of George Luce, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rebecca M Luce, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Nellie Smith in entry for William Augustus Luce, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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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.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Dieter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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