Ellen Thorp
1864–
Ohio, United States
The Life of Ellen
When Ellen Thorp was born in 1864, in Ohio, United States, her father, Jason Thorp, was 28 and her mother, Almeda Mapes, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Jason Thorp
1836–
Almeda Mapes
1838–1874
Ellen Thorp
1864–
Ferris Thorp
1866–
Parents & Siblings
- Jason Thorp
1836–Male
1838–1874Female
siblings
(2)
1864–Female
1866–Male
World Events (3)
1865
Age 1
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
Age 1
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1953 · Ohio state oficially admitted into the Union
Age 89
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law recognizing that Ohio was admitted into the Union, since it had previously slipped through the cracks. The official date of admittance was agreed upon as March 1, 1803, ratified as of May 19, 1953.
Name Meaning
1 English: variant spelling of Thorpe .2 Scandinavian: variant of Torp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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