When Zephaniah Ostrom was born in September 1828, in New York, United States, his father, Isaac L Ostrom, was 23 and his mother, Mary Pells, was 18. He died on 8 August 1902, in Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Concord, Township of Concord, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Michigan is the 26th state.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Hedvig, Nils.
Swedish (Öström): ornamental name composed of theelements ö ‘island’ + ström ‘river’.
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