Marilla Gilman
17 December 1846–
New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States
The Life Summary of Marilla
When Marilla Gilman was born on 17 December 1846, in New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, John Taylor Gilman, was 40 and her mother, Melinda Washburn Adams, was 40. She lived in Maine, United States in 1846 and Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
John Taylor Gilman
1806–1884
Melinda Washburn Adams
1806–1869
Mary L Gilman
1837–1888
James Nelson Gilman
1837–1889
Betsey P Gilman
1840–
Hannah Frances Gilman
1840–
Dorcas Gilman
1843–
Rosealvin P Gilman
1848–1875
Melinda Gilman
1843–
Marilla Gilman
1846–
Samuel Frank Gilman
1851–1930
Parents and Siblings
1806–1884Male
1806–1869Female
Siblings
(9)
1837–1888Female
1837–1889Male
1840–Female
1840–Female
1843–Female
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World Events (8)
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 5
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 5
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
1863
Age 17
1863
Age 17
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 35
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 35
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
1 English: variant spelling of Gillman .2 Altered spelling of German Gillmann ( see Gillman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Gillman
Sources (6)
- Merilla Gillman in household of John T Gilman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Merilla Gilman in household of John T Gilman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marilla Gilman, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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