Siblings
It is not known for sure whether he is a sibling, but still an unknown relation. He had a sister Margaret L who married a Johnson Ward, and another sister Amelia who was unmarried in 1865. His mother's name is listed as "Cardine L Mare". Also a widowed, divorced, or half sister "Emma F Morra" (possibly Mare?).
about
1828
| 1828 • Portugal: King Miguel I overthrows his niece Queen Maria II, beginning the Liberal Wars. |
1850
Age: 22y
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residenceHe is living in the household of Charles Lucien Franklin. His occupation appears as a whitesmith. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. |
1851
Mar 29
Age: 23y
marriageNew York City, New York, USA ⇓ He married Amelia Moore. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • Virginia closes its Reform Constitutional Convention deciding that all white men have the right to vote. |
1865
Age: 37y
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residenceHe is a whitesmith, living with a few other Lotts and his sister Margaret's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is shot while attending an evening performance of the farce Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. Doctors move the unconscious President to a bed in a house across the street. |
1880
Age: 52y
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residenceJersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Him and his wife Amelia are living in New Jersey with their children. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • First Boer War: The Action at Bronkhorstspruit results in a Boer victory over the British. |
1884
Dec 1
Age: 57y
| 1884 • Sino–French War (for control of Tonkin) breaks out (continues to April 1885). |