Brief Life History of Jabez Edward
When Jabez Edward Moreland was born on 16 January 1866, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Joseph Foster Moreland, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Lund Johnson, was 34. He married Julia Estelle Clark on 18 February 1896. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 12 Election District, Baltimore, Maryland, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 February 1920, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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- James Moreland, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jabez Edward Moreland, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward Morland in household of Joseph Morland, "United States Census, 1870"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Morland (Westmorland), derived from Old Norse mór ‘moor, marsh’ + lundr ‘grove’.
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ + land ‘land’, either topographic for someone who lives on moorland or habitational name from one or other of the many minor places with this name.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murghaláin ‘son of Murghalán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of Murghal, which is composed of elements meaning ‘sea’ + ‘valour’. Compare Murley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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