Brief Life History of William Jefferson
When William Jefferson Fitzpatrick was born on 17 February 1859, in Illinois, United States, his father, Nathaniel Fitzpatrick, was 22 and his mother, Mary Frances Pinnell, was 22. He married Amanda F. Deahl on 27 February 1879, in Clark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hutton Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 6 April 1941, in Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States.
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- W J Fitzpatrick, "United States Census, 1910"
- William J. Fitzpatrick, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- William J. Fitzpatrick, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Declan, Ronan, Liam, Seamus, Sinead, Siobhan, Aileen, Bridie, Brigid, Conan.
Irish: occasionally this may be a genuine Anglo-Norman French patronymic meaning ‘son of Patrick ’, but more often it has been adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Pádraig, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Patrick’ (see Kilpatrick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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