William J Streeter

Brief Life History of William J

When William J Streeter was born on 6 June 1872, in Woodland Township, Wright, Minnesota, United States, his father, Levi W Streeter, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Griffin, was 39. He married Lillie Beatrice "Lilly" Weekley on 11 January 1898, in Wright, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Montrose, Wright, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 17 October 1918, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Kreidler Cemetery, Buffalo Township, Wright, Minnesota, United States.

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William J Streeter
1872–1918
Lillie Beatrice "Lilly" Weekley
1878–1953
Marriage: 11 January 1898
Jenner Streeter
1898–1903
Hazel I Streeter
1901–1969
Van Russell Streeter
1904–1969
Genevieve Lillian Streeter
1909–1933
William J. Streeter Jr
1911–1934
Clyde Emmet Streeter
1913–1994
Grace L Streeter
1916–

Sources (12)

  • William Streeter, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Lilly Weekly in the Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022
  • Wm.j Streeter, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

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.

1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota

After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English stret(e) ‘street, Roman road’ (Old English strǣt) + -er, used for someone who lived in the main street of a village or town, by a Roman road, or who came from a place so named, in particular Streat (Sussex). Compare Street .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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