Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Sharpless was born on 29 July 1840, in West Goshen, West Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Sharpless, was 36 and his mother, Abigail Garrett, was 36. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Goshen Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 18 July 1900, at the age of 59, and was buried in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (4)
- William Sharpless, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Sharpless, "Find A Grave Index"
- William H Sharpless in household of William Sharpless, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (7)
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.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sharples .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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