Joshua Ferrenbaugh

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Ferrenbaugh was born in October 1852, in Ohio, United States, his father, Benedict Ferenbaugh, was 48 and his mother, Caroline Scherzinger, was 30. He married Margaret Ellen Everly on 17 March 1892, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. He lived in Union Township, Knox, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Orrville, Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 1 July 1902, in Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Orrville, Green Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Ferrenbaugh
1852–1902
Margaret Ellen Everly
1857–1920
Marriage: 17 March 1892

Sources (6)

  • Joshua Fehrenbaugh in household of Benedict Fehrenbaugh, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joshua Lerenbaugh, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Joushua Fernbaugh, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Meaning ‘God is salvation’ in Hebrew; it is borne in the Bible by the Israelite leader who took command of the Children of Israel after the death of Moses and led them, after many battles, to take possession of the Promised Land. The name, long favoured by Jews and Nonconformist Christians, enjoyed a great surge in popularity in the 1990s. Well-known bearers of the name include the American pianist and conductor Joshua Rifkin ( b. 1944 ) and the American-born violinist Joshua Bell ( b. 1967 ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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