William Romanzo Lapham

Brief Life History of William Romanzo

When William Romanzo Lapham was born on 24 April 1859, in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Alanson B Lapham, was 39 and his mother, Lucinda E Brooks, was 32. He married Lillie Maria Cross on 24 April 1879, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Geneseo, Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States in 1860 and District of Columbia, United States in 1870. He died on 13 January 1925, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

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William Romanzo Lapham
1859–1925
Lillie Maria Cross
1859–1944
Marriage: 24 April 1879
Fredrick W Lapham
1880–1958

Sources (12)

  • William R Lopham, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William R Lapham, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"
  • William R. Lapham, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1959"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · Assassination Plot

On April 14,1865, an assassination plot takes place. The first shot is President Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth while at Ford's Theater. The second is the secretary of State William H. Seward who is stabbed multiple times. The final is suppose to be the vice president Andrew Johnson but the would be assassin got cold feet.

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

English: probably a habitational name from Lopham, a place in Norfolk, so named from an Old English personal name Loppa + hām ‘village, homestead’.

Americanized form of French Lapalme .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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