Brief Life History of Albert Henry
When Albert Henry Hosmer was born on 11 February 1853, in New Boston, Wayne, Michigan, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Hosmer, was 23 and his mother, Martha Caroline Eldred Hosmer, was 22. He married Florence Mead on 24 November 1875, in Jackson, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Huron Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States in 1900. He died on 14 June 1930, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Robert Hosmer in household of Andrew J Hosmer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Albert H. Hosmer, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Albert H. Hosmer, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
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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.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): variant of Osmer , with excrescent initial H-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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