When Adeline Amanda Major was born on 29 July 1851, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, James Major, was 23 and her mother, Martha Glass, was 16. She married Luman Ephenetus Pratt on 12 September 1869, in Midland, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Township of Ingersoll, Midland, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 12 May 1915, at the age of 63, and was buried in Midland City Cemetery, Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States.
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The Perry Monument was erected at the center of Public Square to commemorate the victory of the Battle of Lake Erie by Oliver Hazard Perry. It was Ohio's first monumental sculpture. It has since been moved to Fort Huntington Park.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
English (of Norman origin): from the personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, an Old French form of ancient Germanic Madalgar(i) (see Mauger ).
Hungarian: from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros ) or a derivative of German Meyer .
Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer .
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