When Jane Ann Daring was born in 1851, in Wright, Schoharie, New York, United States, her father, John Daring, was 37 and her mother, Sena Maria Boomhaver, was 24.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
English: perhaps be a nickname from Middle English daring‘trembling, crouching or transfixed with fear’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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