When Frederick Sinclair Acord was born on 23 May 1858, in Fremont, Mahaska, Iowa, United States, his father, Abraham Acord, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Ann Frost, was 18. He married Olive Allred on 19 February 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sidney Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 24 August 1889, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.
Americanized form of German Eckard or Eckhardt . Compare Achord .
History: The name Andreas Lowrence Acord appears on an 18th-century ship's master's list, corresponding to Andreas Arkhard among the signatures of those taking an oath of allegiance in PA in October 1753. A will written in Staunton County, VA, in 1806 begins ‘‘In the Name of God, Amen, I, Francis Acord …’’ but is signed in German script as Frantz Eckhardt.
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