Brief Life History of Louisa Ellen
When Louisa Ellen Harrison was born on 26 January 1842, in Rockingham Township, Scott, Iowa, United States, her father, Richard Harrison, was 40 and her mother, Margaret Van Horn, was 17. She married Charles Grandison Bryant on 9 April 1866, in Jackson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States in 1850 and Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 8 September 1921, in Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Louise Harrison, "United States Census, 1850"
- Louisa Harrison, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Louise Harrison Harrison, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English personal name Harry or Herry + -son. These were the common pronunciations of Henry (see Harry ).
History: Harrison is an extremely common surname in northern England. One important and influential American family of bearers are descended from Benjamin Harrison, who emigrated from England to VA in 1633 or 1634. Descendants include another Benjamin Harrison (c. 1726–91), who was an activist in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His son William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) both became presidents of the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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