Brief Life History of Josephine M.
When Josephine M. Dresser was born in 1835, in Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Captain Joseph W Dresser, was 32 and her mother, Almira Ann Hanna Bean, was 28.
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838 · The Aroostook War
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
German: eastern variant of Drescher .
English (Durham and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dressed or finished cloth, from Middle English dresser, dress(o)ur ‘director, guide; dresser or finisher of textiles etc.’ Compare Fuller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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