Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Fowler was born on 6 October 1852, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James William Fowler, was 36 and his mother, Mary Bratley, was 34. He died on 19 April 1912, in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Herrick Center, Herrick Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Amos Fowler in household of James W Fowler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Amos Fowler, "Find a Grave Index"
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Siblings (14)
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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