Brief Life History of Ella Irene
When Ella Irene West was born on 10 March 1872, in Essex Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States, her father, Samuel West, was 42 and her mother, Eliza Kimball, was 44. She married Frank L Anderson on 16 October 1893, in Maple Rapids, Essex Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Maple Rapids, Essex Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 16 July 1912, in Essex Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Lowe Cemetery, Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States.
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- Ella I Anderson in household of Frank G Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ella A. West, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Ella I. West, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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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.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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