Brief Life History of Mehitable
When Mehitable Cox was born on 10 March 1854, in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Cyrus Cox, was 31 and her mother, Julia Ann Trott, was 22. She married Hezekiah Greenlaw on 9 November 1871, in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 10 December 1894, in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mehitable Cox, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Mehitable Cox in entry for Unknown and Unknown, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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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.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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