Brief Life History of Louis J
Louis J Hecker was born on 28 December 1849, in Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States as the son of Frederick Hecker and Anna. He married Elizabeth Miner before 1873. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Eastchester, Westchester, New York, United States in 1870 and Westchester, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 20 June 1924, in Rye, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rye, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Louis Hagar in household of Frederick Hagar, "United States Census, 1870"
- Louis J Hecker, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- T J Hecker in entry for Harry Louis Hecker, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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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.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: variant of Heck 1, with the addition of the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Hecke or Hecken.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hacker ‘butcher, woodcutter’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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