Brief Life History of Amadeus William
When Amadeus William Grabau was born on 9 January 1870, in Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Rev Heinrich Wilhelm Grabau, was 33 and his mother, Maria Sophia Wilhelmine Von Rohr, was 25. He married Mary Antin on 5 October 1901, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1933 and lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1896 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1910. He died on 20 March 1946, in Beijing, China, at the age of 76, and was buried in Baijing, Pingding, Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
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Sources (15)
- Amadius W Graban, "United States Census, 1910"
- Amadeus W. Grabau, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Amadeus William Grabau, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhardt, Hans, Otto.
German: habitational name from any of several places in north and eastern Germany named Grabau, from Slavic grab ‘hornbeam’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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