Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Egly was born on 7 February 1862, in Hartford Township, Adams, Indiana, United States, his father, Heinrich Egly, was 37 and his mother, Catherine Goldschmidt, was 34. He married Leah Stucky on 23 September 1883, in Adams, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Geneva Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States in 1937. He died on 28 November 1938, in Geneva, Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Evangelical Mennonite Church Cemetery, Berne, Wabash Township, Adams, Indiana, United States.
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- Abraham Egly, "United States Census, 1930"
- Abraham Egly, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Abraham Egly, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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Altered form of Swiss German Egli . This surname is also found in Germany and France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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