Brief Life History of Louis A.
When Louis A. Brighton was born in December 1861, in England, his father, Charles Briding Brighton, was 24 and his mother, Kate Seipp, was 20. He married Ida Tompkins on 11 January 1887, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States in 1900 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 4 June 1930, in Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Louis Brighton in household of Charles Snyder, "United States Census, 1900"
- Louis Alfred Brighton, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Louis Brighton, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Breighton in East Yorkshire, on the river Derwent. This place is named with Old English beorht ‘bright’ or an unattested personal name Beohta + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. The surname is unlikely to derive from Brighton in Sussex, which was known as Brighthelmestone until the end of the 18th century.
in East Anglia, a nickname from Middle English bright + eien ‘bright eyes’.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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