Brief Life History of Nicholas
Nicholas Pfiffner was born in 1825, in Switzerland. He married Sarah Paite on 19 February 1852. He died in 1867, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 42.
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Nicholas Pfiffner
1825–1867
Lucretia Ellen Whiteside
1837–1913
Marriage: 16 January 1855
Joseph Pfiffner
1856–1895
Nicolas Pfiffner
1860–
Margareth Pfiffner
1865–
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Spouse and Children
1825–1867 Male
1837–1913 Female
Marriage
16 January 1855St. Clair, Illinois, United States
Children (3)
1856–1895 Male
1860– Male
1865– Female
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832 · Black Hawk War
Age 7
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
Age 14
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a maker of wind instruments, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfife ‘pipe, shawm’ (from Late Latin pipa) + the agent suffix -(n)er.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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