John Charles Mottashed

Brief Life History of John Charles

When John Charles Mottashed was born on 25 August 1883, in London, Canada West, British North America, his father, John Chipman Mottashed, was 22 and his mother, Matilda Whitehouse, was 16. He married Mary Squires on 24 December 1904, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 5 years and Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 January 1952, in East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Charles Mottashed
1883–1952
Mary Squires
1881–1917
Marriage: 24 December 1904
Charles Richard Mottashed Sr
1906–1988
Clifford G. Mottashed
1908–1987
Ralph Chapman Mottashed
1909–1949
Marie Mottashed
1917–2007

Sources (34)

  • John C Mothershed, "United States Census, 1930"
  • J Chas Mottashed, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • John Charles Mottashed, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1884 · Largest Island Park in the Nation

Belle Isle Park is a 982-acre island park in the Detroit River between Michigan and Ontario. Belle Isle is the largest city-owned island park in the United States, and it is connected to mainland Detroit by the MacArthur Bridge. It's home to the Belle Isle Aquarium, the Belle Isle Conservatory, the Belle Isle Nature Center, the Detroit Boat Club, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a municipal golf course, a half-mile swimming beach, and numerous monuments.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

Variant spelling of Janice . It was quite popular in the United States in the 1960s and 70s by association with the rock singer Janis Joplin ( 1943–70 ).

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