Brief Life History of Helena Knowlton
When Helena Knowlton Coray was born on 1 February 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Howard Coray, was 34 and her mother, Martha Jane Knowlton, was 29. She married William Denton Alexander on 10 October 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 August 1905, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Helena Cory in household of Howard Cory, "United States Census, 1860"
- Helen C. Alexander, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Nellie Cory in entry for George Louis Alexander and Harriette Mccain, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"
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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.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places in northern England. Those in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire are named with the Old Norse personal name Kori (see Cory ) + Old Norse býr ‘farm, settlement’, whereas the one in Cumbria has as its first element the Old Irish personal name Corc.
French: nickname from a diminutive of corb ‘crow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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