When Rebecca Ann Cord was born on 29 November 1833, in Parke, Indiana, United States, her father, Aquilla Donovan Cord, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Sherwood, was 24. She married George Ray Millemon on 3 July 1853, in Parke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Milford, Iroquois, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Morgan Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 20 June 1905, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
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A strike involving more than 2,000 workers from 20 textile mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Many of those involved were children, Irish, or both. The primary goal of the strike was to reduce the daily working hours from 13.5 to 11. Employers refused to negotiate, but the strike ended with a declaration that the workdays would now be 12 hours during the week and 9 hours on Saturdays. Paterson employers also blacklisted many of the strike leaders and their families.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Iroquois, Illinois, United States
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
English (of Norman origin): nickname or metonymic occupational name from Middle English (Old French) corde ‘rope, cord, string’, possibly given to someone who wore a cord (round the waist) or who made ropes, bowstrings, etc. See Corder .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, see McCord .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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