Brief Life History of Phineas Spofford
When Phineas Spofford Killam was born on 10 January 1855, in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Samuel Killam, was 43 and his mother, Rebecca Frances Spofford, was 30. He married Florence Elmira Gould on 15 May 1877, in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 26 March 1897, in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Phineas S Killam, "United States Census, 1870"
- Phineas Sheflord Killam, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Phineas Spofford Killam, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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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 The Amendment was later repealed.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 (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Kilham, a habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland and Yorkshire, so named either from Old English cylnum ‘(at) the kilns’, dative plural of cyln, or from Old English cyln ‘kiln’ or the personal name Cylla + Old Norse holmr ‘small island, water meadow’. This surname is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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