When Juliet Cummings was born in 1847, in Michigan, United States, her father, John Nelson Cummings, was 31 and her mother, Martha Lease, was 24. She lived in LaGrange, Bloomfield Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died in Illinois, United States.
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The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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