Brief Life History of Ferdinand
When Ferdinand Egide was born on 19 October 1857, in Treptow, Saatzig, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany, his father, Fredrick William August Egide, was 22 and his mother, Fedrieka Caroline Sell, was 21. He married Bertha Charlotte Braeger about 1878, in Robe, Greifenberg, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 11 March 1923, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Ferdinand Egede, "Wisconsin, State Census, 1905"
- William Egide, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Ferdinand Egide, "Find A Grave Index"
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1864
War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.
1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Iver, Lars, Alf, Bjorn, Ansgar, Britt, Hjalmer, Jarle, Jorgen, Kjersti, Nels.
North German: variant of Ede .
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, especially in western Norway, from Old Norse eithi, dative case of eith ‘isthmus’. Compare Eade , Eddy , and Ede .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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