When Emily Etta Van Dusen was born on 5 September 1836, in New York, United States, her father, Lawrence Van Dusen, was 35 and her mother, Susan Van Camp, was 33. She married William Henry Gilchrist about 1855, in Wisconsin, United States. She died on 20 February 1856, in Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 19, and was buried in Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that 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.
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
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