When John Otremba was born on 15 June 1831, in Silesia, Prussia, Germany, his father, Johann Georg Otremba, was 31 and his mother, Susanna Preusner, was 29. He married Anna Rose Hesch about 1856, in Prussia, Germany. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Buh Township, Morrison, Minnesota, United States in 1900. He died on 10 November 1909, in Pierz, Morrison, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Pierz, Morrison, Minnesota, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Minnesota, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Polish: variant of Otręba, from otręba ‘chaff, husks, bran’, either an occupational name for one who winnowed grain or an unflattering nickname for a worthless person.
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