Brief Life History of Frederick N
When Frederick N Sheldon was born on 9 January 1876, in Lexington, Lexington Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, his father, Martin Wilson Sheldon, Sr, was 27 and his mother, Emily Jane Hykes, was 21. He married Dinah Elizabeth Finn on 8 February 1902, in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died on 20 April 1952, in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
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- Frederick Sheldon, "United States Census, 1900"
- Fredrick Sheldon, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Frederick Sheldon, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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.
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
English: habitational name in most cases from Sheldon in Derbyshire, but sometimes from Sheldon in Warwickshire or Devon, or from Sheldon in Chippenham (Wiltshire). The Derbyshire place, recorded in Domesday Book as Scelhadun, probably takes its name from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + the placename Haddon, itself from Old English hǣth ‘heath’ + dūn ‘hill’. The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn, while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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