Brief Life History of Frédricka
When Frédricka Dockter was born on 6 December 1831, in Germany, her father, Jacques Dockter, was 24 and her mother, Caroline BECKER, was 24. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Sebastian Pierré Soulé. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1848 and lived in Jefferson, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States in 1850. She died on 13 September 1915, in Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Fredricas Soule in household of Christiana Shore, "United States Census, 1900"
- Fredericka Dockter Soule, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954"
- Friederika Dockter, "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a surgeon or doctor, in earlier ages often practised as a part of a barber's job. This is also an Americanized form of the German variants and Dutch cognates Dokter and Docter . Compare Docktor and Doctor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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