Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Morigeau was born on 29 January 1835, in Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada, his father, Francois Forgues dit Morigeau, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Isabella Lizette TAYLOR, was 16. He married Rosalie Finley on 9 December 1856, in Saint Pauls Mission, Stevens, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Colville Valley, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1860 and Missoula, Montana, United States in 1900. He died on 15 October 1916, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States.
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- Alexander Morigeau in household of Alexander Jack Morigeau, "Montana, Polson, Tribal Census, 1870-1995"
- Alexander Morrigeau, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alexander Morigeau in entry for Mrs Cecelia Morigeau Sloan, "Montana, Polson, Tribal Obituaries, 1870-1995"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1858
Historical Boundaries 1858: Walla Walla, Washington Territory, United States 1858: Spokane, Washington Territory, United States 1860: Missoula, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Missoula, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Missoula, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Missoula, Montana, United States
Name Meaning
From the Latin form of the Greek name Alexandros, from alexein ‘to defend’ + anēr ‘man, warrior’ (genitive andros). The name became extremely popular in the post-classical period, and was borne by several individuals in the New Testament and some early Christian saints. Its use as a common given name throughout Europe, however, derives largely from the fame of Alexander the Great , King of Macedon ( 356–323 bc ), around whom a large body of popular legend grew up in late antiquity, much of which came to be embodied in the medieval ‘Alexander romances’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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