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Personal data Elizabeth "Eliza" Thaw 

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Household of Elizabeth "Eliza" Thaw

She is married to George Breed Edwards.

They got married on October 20, 1864 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, USA, she was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Richard Edwards  1865-1887
  6. Eliza Thaw Edwards  1878-1938
  7. Mary L Edwards  1881-1945

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth "Eliza" Thaw

John Thaw
1779-1866
Elizabeth Thomas
1786-1865
William Thaw
1818-1889

Elizabeth "Eliza" Thaw
1843-1912

1864

George Breed Edwards
1842-1887

Richard Edwards
1865-1887
William Thaw Edwards
1867-1904
Burd Blair Edwards (Dickson)
1869-1944
Katherine May Edwards
1873-1957
George Blair Edwards
1875-1876
Eliza Thaw Edwards
1878-1938
Mary L Edwards
1881-1945
Margaret Alice Edwards
1887-1888

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    Historical events

    Birthday December 10, 1843

    • The temperature on December 10, 1843 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken dampig. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • May 18 » The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland.
      • June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
      • July 19 » Brunel's steamship the SSGreat Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
      • October 14 » Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell arrested by British on charges of criminal conspiracy.
      • October 16 » William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
      • December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.

    Day of marriage October 20, 1864

    • The temperature on October 20, 1864 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 16 » American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
      • May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
      • September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
      • October 31 » Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
      • November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
      • November 25 » American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

    Day of death May 14, 1912

    • The temperature on May 14, 1912 was between -0.1 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
      • March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
      • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
      • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
      • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
      • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
    

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