When Mary Emma Duryea was born on 10 December 1858, in New York, United States, her father, Elbert P. Duryea, was 34 and her mother, Alma Jane Seaman, was 21. She married Joseph Henderson Jr on 6 January 1876, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States in 1860 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 27 May 1914, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
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The 14th Regiment New York State Militia, or 14th Brooklyn, was constituted on May 13, 1847. The 14th Brooklyn received the nickname “The Red Legged Devils” due to their vibrant red trousers. At the time, most Union regiments wore blue. The volunteer militia, led by Colonel Alfred M. Wood, consisted primarily of abolitionists from Brooklyn. They served between the years of 1861 through 1864 and were known for their grit and determination and never stood down from a fight.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Altered form of Durie or Durié, a surname of French origin, or of French Durieu, a variant of Durieux .
History: This surname is listed along with its original forms/variants (see Durie ) in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
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