Brief Life History of Florence
When Florence Frazier was born in 1864, in Washington, Iowa, United States, her father, Absalom Frazier, was 33 and her mother, Catherine Dill, was 29. She married Benjamine Franklin Wilson on 20 August 1884, in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 18 November 1896, in Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States, at the age of 32.
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- 1870 United States Federal Census
- Florence Frazer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Fraser .
Americanized form of French Frégeau (see Fregeau ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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