Brief Life History of Cornelia
When Cornelia Carroll was born on 8 August 1853, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, her father, Charles Elijah Carroll, was 34 and her mother, Asenath Church, was 33. She married Chester Arthur Keyser on 3 June 1873, in Sweetsburg, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 27 March 1886, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 32.
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- Cornilia Carroll in household of Charles Carroll, "United States Census, 1860"
- Delia Carroll, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Cornelia Carroll in household of Eli Carroll, "United States Census, 1870"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Cearbhaill or Mac Cearbhaill ‘descendant (or son) of Cearbhall’, a personal name perhaps based on cearbh ‘hacking’ and hence originally a byname for a butcher or a fierce warrior.
English and Scottish: variant of Carrell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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