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Phoebe's nickname was "Downey," as she had a daughter also named Pheobe. She was an active member in the Josephine Circle, the Fortnighly Club and the King's Daughters.Phoebe Rowell happened to be a visitor in the home of one of Memphis' prominent families, the Randolphs. There she met Wassell and they were married on April 3, 1910 in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin. However the newly weds ...
Canadians who served in Vietnam
The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius (Italian: Insigne Reale Ordine di San Gennaro) is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood founded by Charles VII of Naples in 1738. It was the last great dynastic order to be constituted as a chivalric fraternity, with a limitation to Roman Catholics and a direct attachment to the dynasty rather than the state. The founder of the order, Charles VII of...
The Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Maltese Cross) was an order of the Russian Empire. Named after John the Baptist. In 1798, when Napoleon I captured Malta during an expedition to Egypt, the knights of the order turned to the Russian Emperor Paul I with a request to assume the rank of Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, to which the latter agreed. On November 29, 1798, P...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Norton County, Kansas.= Official Website =The county was established in 1867 and was named for Civil War soldier Orloff Norton, who was killed at Cane Hill, Arkansas, in 1864. Adjacent Counties * Decatur County * Sheridan County * Furnas County, Neb. * Harlan County, Neb. * Phillips County * Graham County Cities, Towns & Communities *...
The area now known as Fresno County was the traditional homeland of Yokuts and Mono peoples, and was later settled by Spaniards during a search for suitable mission sites. In 1846, this area became part of the United States as a result of the Mexican War. Fresno County was formed in 1856 from parts of Mariposa, Merced and Tulare counties. Fresno is Spanish for "ash tree" and it was in recognit...
People Connected to Berkshire ===== Image right by Nilfanion - CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons ==Historic County of EnglandSee also>===== Berkshire - Main Page >===== Berkshire - Monumental Inscriptions and Graveyards >===== Historic Buildings of Berkshire >===== Berkshire Genealogical Resources >>* The four visitations of Berkshire made and taken by Thomas Benolte, Clarnceuc, anno 1532; by William...
People Buried in Berkshire ==Historical County of England Image Right Newtown Road cemetery near Newbury, Berkshire ===== Image Geograph © Copyright Bill Nicholls and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . If you know where in Berkshire a person was buried please link their profile to this project. Noteworthy people can be listed under the cemetery name below. Related Project >==...
A tax collector (also called a taxman) is a person who collects unpaid taxes from other people or corporations. The term could also be applied to those who audit tax returns. Tax collectors are often portrayed as being evil, and in the modern world share a similar stereotype to that of lawyers. Tax collectors, also known as publicans, are mentioned many times in the Bible (mainly in the New Te...
The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army. Trained for air assault operations. it has been referred to as "the tip of the spear." It is the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. The 101st Airborne is able to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-size air assault operations capable of seizing ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wayne County, Indiana. Official Website The first permanent European-American settlers in the area were Quakers from North Carolina. They settled about 1806 near the east fork of the Whitewater River, an area including what is today the city of Richmond. Jeptha Turner, the first white child in the county, was born here in 1806. Way...
Hyvinkää on kaupunki Uudenmaan maakunnan pohjoisosassa. Hyvinkää itsenäistyi omaksi kunnakseen Hausjärven ja Nurmijärven alueista vuonna 1917. Vuonna 1960 Hyvinkään kauppalasta tuli kaupunki ja vuonna 1969 kaupunki ja Hyvinkään maalaiskunta yhdistyivät.*Tilan nimi Ahdenkallionimi KuumolaTilan nimi Perttula
Um luxemburgo-brasileiro é um brasileiro de total, predominantemente ou parcial ascendência luxemburguesa ou um imigrante luxemburguês no Brasil. Estima-se que existam cerca de 50 mil brasileiros com algum ascendentes luxemburguês.A imigração luxemburguesa para o Brasil teve início em 1828 quando cerca de mil luxemburgueses estabeleceram-se no país[2]. A maior parte dos descendentes encontra-se...
Eesmärk on koondada siia isikute profiilid, kes omavad/sid seost Eestiga ning on elanud, kas terve elu või mingi ajajärgu Linda külades Abhaasias. Seos Eestiga võib olla pereliikmete kaudu, päritolu kaudu või hilisem asumine Eestisse. Oodatud ka ettepanekud muudatuste osas!
Dutch Brazilians (Portuguese: Neerlando-brasileiro; Dutch: Nederlandse Brazilianen) refers to Brazilians of full or partial Dutch ancestry. Dutch Brazilians are mainly descendants of immigrants from the Netherlands. The Dutch were among the first Europeans settling in Brazil during the 17th century. They controlled the northern coast of Brazil from 1630 to 1654. A significant number of Dutch i...
John Johnson was born about 1592 in Ware, Herts, Kent, England. He died on 30 Sept 1659 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. Others give his birth date as 1590. John Johnson was one of the founders of the town and church at Roxbury, Massachusetts and, with his sons Issac and Humphrey, was an original donor to the Free School in Roxbury. John Johnson's parents are unknown!!! See Gerald Garth Johnson (Herita...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Spencer County, Indiana. Official Website Spencer County was formed in 1818 and was named for Captain Spier Spencer, killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Abraham Lincoln lived in Spencer County from 1816 to 1830, between the ages of seven and twenty-one. Originally, the area his family settled in was in Perry County with Sp...
Ambassadors of the United States > Ambassadors of the United States to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, to past nations, and ambassadors-at-large are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. * Jon Huntsman - China* Gary Locke - China* General Walter Bedell Smith - Soviet Union * Thomas J. Watson Jr - Soviet Union
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Official Website The county was created in 1855 and was named for David Olmsted (1822-1861), a member of the first territorial council and the first mayor of St. Paul. Adjacent Counties Fillmore County Winona County Mower County Dodge County Goodhue County Wabasha County Cities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. Official Website Kandiyohi County is named for a Dakota word meaning "where the buffalo fish come". It was organized on March 20, 1858. Adjacent Counties Chippewa County Swift County Renville County Meeker County Pope County Stearns County Cities Atwater Blomkest
Radnice (German, Radnitz) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies some 20 km (12 mi) to the northeast from the region capital of Plzeň. Radnice is also the seat of the Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Plzeň Municipality with Extended Competence. In 19th century coal mining developed in vicinity of Radnice, igniting industrial development, especial...
Pomfret School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States, serving 350 students in grades 9 through 12 and post-graduates. The school opened on October 3, 1894, founded by William E. Peck and his wife Harriet.
Wikipedia =Dickinson College=Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, six days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded after the formation of the United States. Dickinson was founded by Benjamin Rush,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sac County, Iowa. Official Website Sac County was created in 1851 and was named after the Sac Indian Tribe. Adjacent Counties Buena Vista County Cherokee County Ida County Crawford County Carroll County Calhoun County Pocahontas County Cities, Townships & Communities