When Edward Lorenzo Gange was born on 5 June 1862, in At Sea, his father, Thomas Edmund Genge, was 48 and his mother, Ann E Powell, was 42. He died in 1864, at the age of 2, and was buried in Nebraska, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmino, Salvatore, Vito.
English (southern): perhaps a variant of Genge 2.
German (Gänge): from Middle High German genge ‘common, circulating (among the people), sprightly’, hence an occupational name for a hawker or peddler; perhaps also a nickname for an energetic person (see Genge 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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