Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Winslow was born on 10 July 1848, in Phillips, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, Stephen Winslow, was 38 and her mother, Nancy Howard, was 37. She married Loriston C Roberts on 22 September 1870, in Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Plum Township, Phillips, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 19 August 1896, in Willow Creek, Humboldt, California, United States, at the age of 48.
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- Fannie Roberts in household of L C Roberts, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frances Winslow - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Frances Winslow
- Fannie Roberts, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1850 · California Is Admitted to Union
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, and became the 31st state.
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Winslow in Buckinghamshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Wine (genitive Wines) + Old English hlāw ‘mound, hill’.
History: Edward Winslow (1595–1655), one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. He was a governor of the colony and also served as agent of the Massachusetts Bay Company in France. In 1621 he married Susanna, the widow of William White, the first marriage in New England. Their son Josiah (c. 1629–80) was governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680, the first native-born governor in North America. He had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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