When Perley Victor Burdick was born on 4 March 1875, in Scofield, Exeter Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States, his father, Wright Clear Burdick, was 33 and his mother, Marcia Hannah Wilson, was 32. He married Emma Sylvia Hausler on 4 January 1909, in Charlevoix, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Charlevoix, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Charlevoix, Michigan, United States for about 15 years. He died on 15 July 1940, in Boyne City, Charlevoix, Michigan, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Charlevoix, Michigan, United States.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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.
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.
English (Middlesex): nickname from an unrecorded Middle English burre-dokke ‘burdock’, the name of a prickly plant with burrs and dock-like leaves (usually Arctium lappa), common on waste ground. It may have been given to someone of a prickly temperament or perhaps to someone with a hoarse voice.
Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Boerdijk: habitational name from a settlement named Boerdijk, composed of boer ‘peasant, farmer, countryman’ and dijk ‘dike’.
History: Robert Burdick was a freeman of Newport, RI, in 1655.
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