When Seymour Watkins Probst was born on 5 June 1900, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, Edward August Probst, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Watkins, was 20. He died on 27 November 1902, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Alois, Ewald, Franz, Manfred, Otto, Arno, Egon, Erwin, Florian, Fritz.
German: from Middle High German probest ‘superviser, provost’ (from Latin propositus), an occupational name for the head of a religious chapter or educational establishment, or, since such officials were usually clergy and celibate, a nickname probably for a self-important person.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Probst ‘provost’ (see 1 above); the reason for its adoption is unknown.
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