Abraham Mackey
about 1838–
Louisiana, United States
The Life of Abraham
Abraham Mackey was born about 1838, in Louisiana, United States. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Catahoula, Louisiana, United States in 1880.
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World Events (3)
1846
Age 8
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Age 25
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Age 30
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
Name Meaning
1 Pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, this is Irish, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Macdha ‘descendant of Macdha’, a personal name meaning ‘virile’, ‘manly’.2 With the stress on the second syllable, it is a variant of Scottish and Irish McKay .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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