When Alfonzo Richard Ethier was born on 10 December 1874, in Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, United States, his father, Anthony Ether, was 44 and his mother, Emma Agusta Spence, was 30. He married Anna O'Malley on 26 May 1898, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in New York City, New York, United States in 1915 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 5 January 1943, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Marcel, Emile, Jacques, Laurent, Roch, Sylvie, Yvon, Adelard, Aime, Alain.
French (also Éthier): from the ancient Germanic personal name Asthari, composed of the elements ast ‘spear’ and hari ‘army’. This surname has apparently died out in France. Compare Akey 1, Etie 2, Etier 2, and Hickey 3.
History: Léonard Éthier from Manot in Charente, France, married Élisabeth Godillon in Montreal, QC, in 1670. His descendants also bear the surnames Aikey, Akey, Etie, Etier, Hakey, and Hickey .
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