Brief Life History of Louisa Frances
When Louisa Frances Wheeler was born in 1857, in Steuben, New York, United States, her father, James Wheeler, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Pier, was 26. She lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Bath, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died in 1873, in Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 16.
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- Louise Wheeler in household of Elisbath Wheeler, "United States Census, 1880"
- Francis L Wheeler in household of Henry Pier, "United States Census, 1860"
- Louise Wheeler in household of Henry Pier, "New York State Census, 1875"
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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.
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
English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.
History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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