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From: "John W. Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 12-11
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 06:39:44 -0500


On December 11, 1797, Jacob Engelbrecht, who recorded
local and world events in diaries from 1819 to 1878, was
born in Frederick.

On December 11, 1839, Edward Yerbury Goldsborough,
an attorney, Confederate Civil War veteran, county State's
Attorney, SPCA advocate, U.S. Marshall for Maryland,
was born in Frederick.

On December 11, 1880, John H. Bruner, president of the
Frederick City Board of Aldermen, died of typhoid
pneumonia at his North Market Street home. He was born
November 20, 1847.

On December 11, 1929, Thomas J. C. Williams, who with
Folger McKinsey wrote History of Frederick County
published in 1910, died in Baltimore.

On December 11, 1993, The Board of Directors of The
National Museum of Civil War Medicine voted to establish
the museum at 48 East Patrick Street in downtown
Frederick. The building formerly housed the Carty
Furniture Store.

If anyone can add information to these History Moments,
or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day,
please contact me privately.

John W. Ashbury
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Walkersville, MD 21793


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