Brief Life History of Brainard Alansan
When Brainard Alansan Child was born on 29 June 1849, in Russell, Morrow, Ohio, United States, his father, Alanson Brainard Childs, was 28 and his mother, Charlotte A. Kingsbury, was 22. He married Alice Theresa Morley on 20 November 1879. He lived in Russell Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Somerset Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 16 May 1919, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mentor Township, Lake, Ohio, United States.
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- Bramard Childs in household of Anson B Childs, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Brainard A. Child - Government record: birth: 29 June 1849; Ohio, United States
- Brainerd A Childs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
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:
nickname from Middle English child ‘child, infant’ (Old English cild), in various possible applications. The word is found in Old English as a byname, and in Middle English as a widely used affectionate term of address. It was also used as a term of status for a young man of noble birth, although the exact meaning is not clear; in the 13th and 14th centuries it was a technical term used of a young noble awaiting elevation to the knighthood. In other cases it may have been applied as a byname to a youth considerably younger than his brothers or to one who was a minor on the death of his father.
in Kent, possibly a topographic name from Old English cielde ‘spring (water)’, a rare word derived from c(e)ald ‘cold’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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