When Mary Ellen Mason was born on 28 October 1846, in New York, United States, her father, George Weaver Mason, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ann Collingwood, was 19. She married John Almer Webber on 5 June 1866. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Elmira Town, Chemung, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 21 October 1921, in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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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.
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.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
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