Brief Life History of Ransom William
When Ransom William Rosecrantz was born on 10 December 1846, in Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Ezra Richards Rosecrans, was 29 and his mother, Irene Elizabeth Hayes, was 25. He married Malinda Dickinson on 7 March 1869, in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Butler, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Lee Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 December 1915, in Lee Center, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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- Ranson Rosecrants, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ransom W Rosencranz, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Ransom William Rosecrantz, "Find A Grave Index"
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1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Variant of Rosenkranz .
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