Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Keetch was born on 11 June 1844, in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Kempton Keetch, was 32 and her mother, Ann Greenwood, was 32. She married Jonathan Reed on 28 March 1862, in Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Nebraska, United States in 1900. She died on 18 May 1901, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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- Emma Keitch in household of William Keitch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Emma Keetch, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Emma Keach, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Somerset): variant of Keech .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LIFE HISTORY OF CHARLES GREENWOOD KEETCH (1837-1895) by Zelda Keetch Woorsten Zelda Keetch Woorsten was a daughter of Charles Greenwood Keetch's second son, Heber C. Keetch. It was completed in 1963 and read to the group assembled for the Keetch re...
Charles Greenwood Keetch was born at Kempston, Bedfordshire, England 2 July 1837. He was the eldest son of William and Ann Greenwood Keetch, who were the parents of eleven children, six of them grew …
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