Brief Life History of Malinda
When Malinda Dickinson was born on 14 March 1851, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Reuben Dickinson, was 45 and her mother, Mary Ann Doxtader, was 32. She married Ransom William Rosecrantz on 7 March 1869, in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Butler, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Lee Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 November 1925, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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- Linda Rosengrans in household of Ranson Rosengrans, "United States Census, 1900"
- Melinda Dickinson, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Malinda Dickinson Rosecrantz, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickenson , a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dicun a pet form of Richard (see Dicken ) + son.
History: Jonathan Dickinson, the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), was born in Hatfield, MA, in 1688. Both his parents came from pioneer Connecticut Valley stock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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