Emma Josephine Jacobs

Brief Life History of Emma Josephine

When Emma Josephine Jacobs was born on 12 July 1855, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John B Jacobs, was 33 and her mother, Laura Ann Aldrich, was 21.

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Family Time Line

John B Jacobs
1822–
Laura Ann Aldrich
1835–
Emma Josephine Jacobs
1855–
Madison M. Jacobs
1858–

Sources (2)

  • Emma Josephine Jacobs, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915"
  • Emma Josephine Jacobs, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

World Events (3)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

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.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

Dutch, Flemish, German, English, and Jewish: patronymic from the personal name Jacob , ‘Jacob's (son)’, with genitival (or, as an English name, post-medieval excrescent) -s. This surname is also found in France (Nord, Alsace, and Lorraine). As a Jewish surname it has absorbed various other Jewish patronymics from the same personal name, as for example Jacobowitz , and in North America also cognates from other languages, for example Slovenian Jakopič (patronymic from an old variant of the personal name Jakob ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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