Brief Life History of Melchior Niklaus
When Melchior Niklaus Marti was born on 16 September 1824, in Rapperswil, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Benedikt Marti, was 40 and his mother, Maria Baumgartner, was 30. He married Maria Baumgartnner on 11 June 1852, in Mokena, Will, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Frankfort, Will, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 2 March 1902, in Mokena, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mokena, Will, Illinois, United States.
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- Nicholas Marti, "United States Census, 1870"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- Nicholas Marti in entry for Frank Conrad Marti, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Putnam, Illinois, United States 1831 Cook, Illinois, United States 1835: Will, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Will and Cook counties]
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Ramon, Juan, Enrique, Marta, Sergio, Alfredo, Jorge, Ricardo, Alberto, Andres.
Swiss German and South German: from a pet form of the personal name Martin 1.
Italian: probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’, a nickname for someone who was born or baptized in March or had some other association with the month.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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