Brief Life History of Rosina
When Rosina Davey was born on 15 September 1853, in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Bryant Davey, was 21 and her mother, Susanna Mary Ann Maddox, was 20. She married Charles Henry Morgan on 2 July 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 June 1913, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Kings, New York, United States.
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- Rosina Morgan in household of Charles H Morgan, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rose Davey, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Rose Lamb, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1861 · The 14th Brooklyn is Known as The Red Legged Devils
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Davy, originally an Old French vernacular form of the Biblical name David which became the most common form of the name in medieval England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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