Brief Life History of Mary Eliza
When Mary Eliza Appleton was born on 21 April 1860, in New York, United States, her father, Daniel Fuller Appleton, was 34 and her mother, Julia Randall, was 33. She married Gerald Livingston Hoyt on 22 November 1881. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1915 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 5 August 1927, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Saint James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States.
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- Mary Appleton in household of Daniel Appleton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Appleton Hoyt, "Find a Grave Index"
- Mary Appleton, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
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.
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: habitational name from any of the many places in all parts of England named Appleton, from Old English æppeltūn ‘orchard’ (literally ‘apple enclosure’). Apples were particularly important in the Middle Ages as a food for survival through the winter.
History: This surname was brought to North America in 1635 by Samuel Appleton, who migrated from Ipswich, England, to Ipswich, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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