When Michael Streenan was born on 8 October 1856, in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Michael Streenan, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Cooper, was 22. He married Margaret Walch on 6 January 1880, in Morpeth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Altman, Teller, Colorado, United States in 1900 and El Paso, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 3 May 1913, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1859: Arapahoe, Kansas Territory, United States 1859: El Paso, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: El Paso, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: El Paso, Colorado, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
On Aug 1, 1876, The United States Congress passed an act making the Territory of Colorado the 38th state.
form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal .
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