Brief Life History of Amelia
When Amelia Currier was born on 8 September 1847, in Kane, Illinois, United States, her father, Erdix Tinney Currier, was 28 and her mother, Laura Amelia Goodspeed, was 25. She married Romanzo Franklyn Taylor in November 1866. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Burt, Kossuth, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Fenton, Kossuth, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 5 October 1927, in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in River View Cemetery, Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Amelia Taylor, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Amelia Carrier, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Amelia Taylor, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Kane, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a person who dressed leather after it was tanned, from Middle English curr(e)iour (Old French conreeur ‘currier’).
Americanized form of French Caillé (see Caille 3) and Carrière (see Carriere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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