Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Kiel was born on 16 August 1875, in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Frances Joseph Kiel, was 35 and her mother, Margaretha Roettgen, was 32. She married Zepherin Telesphore Treffley St Aubin on 27 September 1893, in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1900 and Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States for about 30 years. She died on 11 January 1948, at the age of 72.
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- Agnes Stahbin in household of Trefller Stahbin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Agnes Keel, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Agnes St. Aubin, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
North German: in some cases, probably a habitational name from the city of Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, but more likely a topographic name for someone living by a long narrow bay or area of sheltered water, from Middle Low German kīl ‘wedge’, the word from which the city derives its name.
German: from Middle Low German, Middle High German kīl ‘wedge’, applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a pejorative nickname for a ruffian or a bumbler.
German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Kilian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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