Brief Life History of Alfred Alonzo
When Alfred Alonzo Moreland was born on 15 February 1857, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Joseph Foster Moreland, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Lund Johnson, was 25. He married Anna C. Batty in 1885, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 5 November 1933, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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- Alonza Morland in household of Joseph Morland, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alfred A Moreland, "Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940"
- Alfred Moreland, "United States Census, 1920"
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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.
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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