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Dwight Amos Searle

1840–1863 (Age 23)
Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Dwight Amos

When Dwight Amos Searle was born in 1840, in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Franklin James Searle, was 27 and his mother, Susan Olive Gillett, was 22. He lived in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1860. He died on 13 April 1863, in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Franklin James Searle

1813–1905

Susan Olive Gillett

1818–1898

Melvin F. Searle

1838–

Dwight Amos Searle

1840–1863

Lucy A. Searle

1842–

George Monroe Searle

1844–1863

Julius Fernando Searle

1846–1864

Margaret Elizabeth Searle

1853–1935

Jay Carl Searle

1858–1943

Leon Debownie Searle

1861–1905

Parents and Siblings

Franklin James Searle

Male1813–1905Male

Susan Olive Gillett

Female1818–1898Female

siblings

(8)

Male1838–Male

Male1840–1863Male

Female1842–Female

Male1844–1863Male

Julius Fernando Searle

Male1846–1864Male

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World Events (3)

1846

Age 6

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

1863

Age 23

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 23

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

Searle

Dwight

Amos

English: from the Norman personal name Serlo, Germanic Sarilo, Serilo. This was probably originally a byname cognate with Old Norse Sorli, and akin to Old English searu ‘armor’, meaning perhaps ‘defender’, ‘protector’.

Possible Related Names

Searl

Searles

Sources (2)

Dwight Searls in household of Franklin Searls, "United States Census, 1860"
Dwight A Searle, "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903"

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