Brief Life History of Demis Elizabeth
When Demis Elizabeth Dickinson was born on 11 February 1877, in Homer Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, her father, Alfred Hezekiah Dickinson, was 34 and her mother, Anna Mariah Skinner, was 25. She married Elston James Brainard on 24 August 1897, in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Clarendon Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Concord Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 18 December 1940, in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Cook's Prairie Cemetery, Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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- Dennis E Brainard in household of Elston J Brainard, "United States Census, 1900"
- Demice Dickinson, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Dinies E. Dickerson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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