Mollie Whittle

Female1846–

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Mollie Whittle was born in 1846, in Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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    1846

    Age 0

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 17

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

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 17

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Whittle (Lancashire, Northumberland), Whittle le Woods (Lancashire), or a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) white hill’, from Middle English whit(te) ‘white’ + hil(le) ‘hill’. Alternatively, a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) clear spring or stream’, from Middle English whit(te) + wel(la), wel(l)e ‘spring, stream’. Occasionally, this name may have been confused with Whitehall .

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

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