Brief Life History of Elmer Everett
When Elmer Everett Oakes was born on 1 March 1862, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Henry Oakes, was 47 and his mother, Julia Ann Sayward, was 41. He died on 24 March 1876, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Elmer E Oakes in household of William H Oakes, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Elmer Everett Oakes, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Elmer E. Oakes, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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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.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name, a variant of Oak with either an original plural -s or an excescent -s added later to the surname.
Irish (Louth, Wexford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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