Henrietta Cousins

Brief Life History of Henrietta

When Henrietta Cousins was born on 26 March 1853, in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, Edward Williamson Cousins, was 26 and her mother, Abigail A. Leland, was 25. She married Norman Woodbury McFarland on 8 February 1874, in Maine, United States. She lived in Lamoine, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1900 and Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1900. She died on 4 February 1911, in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 57.

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Norman Woodbury McFarland
1849–1902
Henrietta Cousins
1853–1911
Marriage: 8 February 1874

Sources (8)

  • Henrietta Mcfarland in household of Norman Mcfarland, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Henretta Cousins, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Henrietta Mcfarland in entry for Norman W Mcfarland, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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World Events (8)

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.

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 and Irish (Wexford): variant of Cousin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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