Brief Life History of Frederick Marshall
When Frederick Marshall Witham was born on 6 February 1857, in Webster Corner, Sabattus, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, his father, Benjamin C. Witham, was 34 and his mother, Lydia J. McKenney, was 28. He had at least 2 daughters with Laura I. Foot. He lived in Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1920 and Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1930.
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- Fred N Wilham in household of Benjamin C Wilham, "United States Census, 1870"
- Frederick Marshall Witham, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Fred Witham, “Censo dos Estados Unidos, 1920”
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World Events (8)
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.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, particularly those in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Somerset, though most often from Essex. The Essex placename may derive from Old English wiht ‘curve, bend’ + hām ‘village, homestead’. North and South Witham in Lincolnshire take their names from the river Witham (of uncertain origin). Witham on the Hill (Lincolnshire) may derive from the Old English personal name Wit(t)a, Old English wita ‘councillor’, or wiht ‘curve, bend’ + hām. The Somerset placename derives from the Old English personal name Wit(t)a or Old English wita + hām.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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