Brief Life History of Emeline
When Emeline Filer was born in 1837, in New York, United States, her father, Thomas Alvah Filer, was 42 and her mother, Ann Eliza Fairman, was 33. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Charles Isaac Briggs. She lived in Laurens, Laurens, Otsego, New York, United States for about 50 years.
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- Emeline F Briggs in household of Chas? Briggs, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Emeline Feler in entry for Robert Briggs and Mary O'Connor, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Emaline F Briggs, "United States Census, 1900"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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 file maker, or someone who files, smooths, or polishes something, from an -er derivative of Middle English filen ‘to file’.
English: occupational name for a spinner, from Old French fileur ‘spinner’, a derivative of fil ‘thread’ (from Latin filum).
Americanized form of German Feiler , cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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