Brief Life History of Rena M
When Rena M Dickinson was born on 16 January 1889, in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, her father, Hezekiah Dickinson, was 38 and her mother, Cornelia Vreeland, was 36. She married Charles Elmer Sackrider on 11 May 1912, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 August 1974, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Rena Sackrider, "United States 1950 Census"
- Rena Dickinson, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Rhena Dickinson, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickenson , a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dicun a pet form of Richard (see Dicken ) + son.
History: Jonathan Dickinson, the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), was born in Hatfield, MA, in 1688. Both his parents came from pioneer Connecticut Valley stock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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