When William Henry Baird was born on 6 March 1830, in Ohio, United States, his father, Stephen G Baird, was 33 and his mother, Betsey M Baker, was 29. He married Adelia Angeline French on 22 April 1851, in Cherry Hill, Conneaut Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 29 October 1904, in River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in River Falls, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States.
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On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Sept 3, 1836 Treaty Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River on September 3, 1836. The Menominee Nation ceded nearly 4 million acres of land for the following items every year for twenty years: $3,000 worth of food provisions, 2,000 lbs. of tobacco, 30 barrels of salt, agricultural supplies, and $500 per year. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Scottish:
from a common pronunciation of Bard in Scotland.
occupational name from Gaelic bàrd ‘bard, poet, minstrel’, or of Gaelic Mac an Baird ‘son of the bard’.
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