Brief Life History of William Damon
When William Damon Bailey was born on 1 December 1845, in Howell, Livingston, Michigan, United States, his father, Elum Minor Bailey, was 29 and his mother, Harriet Elizabeth Damon, was 27. He married Ellen Amelia Gilbert in 1865, in Swartz Creek, Genesee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Gaines, Genesee, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 28 July 1932, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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- William Bailey in household of Elam Bailey, "United States Census, 1860"
- William D. Bailey, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
- Military Records
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
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.
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: status name for a steward or official, from Middle English bailli ‘manager, administrator’ (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant, carrier, porter’).
English: habitational name from Bailey in Little Mitton, Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, from Middle English (Old French) bailli ‘outer courtyard of a castle’ (Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’). This term became a placename in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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