When Adolphus Ploof was born on 30 October 1862, in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, David Ploof, was 25 and his mother, Emma Berger, was 19. He married Mary Ceveney on 8 May 1883, in Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 28 October 1941, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Americanized form of French Canadian Plouffe .
History: Bearers of the surname Ploof are descendants of Jean Plouf/Blouf from France (see Plouffe ).
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