Brief Life History of Lyman Root
When Lyman Root Ferguson was born on 5 August 1833, in New York, United States, his father, Isaac Ferguson, was 38 and his mother, Abiah Knickerbocker, was 32. He had at least 1 son with Mary Jane Campbell. He lived in Bainbridge, Bainbridge, Chenango, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 14 January 1918, in Oneonta, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, Otsego, New York, United States.
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- Lyman Furgeson in household of Ursa Furgeson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lyman R Ferguson, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Lyman Ferguson, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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