Emma Fowler
1845–
Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of Emma
When Emma Fowler was born in October 1845, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Silas Samuel Fowler, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Jane Miller, was 14. She lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
Silas Samuel Fowler
1811–1873
Sarah Jane Miller
1831–1887
Martha Jane Fowler
1843–1903
Emma Fowler
1845–
Florence V Fowler
1849–
Mary Fowler
1851–
Parents & Siblings
1811–1873Male
1831–1887Female
siblings
(4)
- Martha Jane Fowler
1843–1903Female
1845–Female
1849–Female
- Mary Fowler
1851–Female
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 18
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 31
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a bird-catcher (a common medieval occupation), Middle English fogelere, foulere(Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Emma A Fowler in household of Mattie F Weeks, "United States Census, 1900"
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