Lorenzo Strait

Male11 September 1848–2 March 1929

Brief Life History of Lorenzo

When Lorenzo Strait was born on 11 September 1848, in East Nassau, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Dr. George Washington Strait, was 37 and his mother, Emily Cole, was 30. He married Charlotte A. Leavenworth Strait about 1867, in Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Nassau, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 2 March 1929, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Lorenzo Strait
1848–1929
Charlotte A. Leavenworth Strait
1847–1926
Marriage: about 1867
Jessie Strait
1867–1930

Sources (13)

  • Lorenzo Strait, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lorenzo Strait, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Lorenzo Strait, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1867Rensselaer, New York, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 15

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 15

    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

    Age 22

    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

    English (Essex):

    nickname from Middle English streight ‘straight, upright’, presumably applied in either a literal or figurative sense.

    nickname from Middle English streit ‘strict, severe’ (Old French estreit).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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