When Silas Jay Packard was born on 21 December 1869, in Columbia, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Silas Jenson Packard, was 29 and his mother, Rachel Ann Schofield, was 28. He married Sarah Elizabeth Fox on 17 May 1891, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Stanley, Barron, Wisconsin, United States in 1900 and Sumner, Barron, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 May 1945, in Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Chetek City, Barron, Wisconsin, United States.
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P.T. Barnum's Grand Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan & Hippodrome was established in Delavan, Wisconsin in 1870.
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.
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
English: from Middle English pak(e) ‘pack, bundle’ + the Anglo-Norman French pejorative suffix -ard, probably a derogatory occupational name for a peddler.
English: pejorative derivative of the Middle English personal name Pack .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Packert, Päckert, from ancient Germanic personal names formed with a word meaning ‘battle’ or ‘to fight’; or a variant of Packer 2 (with excrescent -t).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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