Brief Life History of Permelia
When Permelia Rogers was born in March 1846, in Perry Township, Martin, Indiana, United States, her father, Matthew W Rogers, was 51 and her mother, Nancy Clements, was 43. She married Frank J Rogers on 5 March 1876, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. She lived in Dry Point Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Stroud, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States in 1900.
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- Permelia A Rodgers in household of Francis J Rodgers, "United States Census, 1900"
- Permelia A King, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Permelia Rogers in household of Frank J Rogers, "United States Census, 1880"
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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