Brief Life History of Jeanette Alice
When Jeanette Alice Bridgewater was born on 21 March 1878, in Ashboro, Sugar Ridge Township, Clay, Indiana, United States, her father, John Wesley Bridgewater, was 30 and her mother, Louisa Josephine Lowdermilk, was 26. She married Algernon Francis McKee on 18 August 1907, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Nevins Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Kalkaska Township, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States for about 5 years. She died on 8 June 1949, in Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States.
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- Jeannette Bridgewater, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jeanette Bridgewater, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Jennett Alice Mckee, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the placename actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter's bridge’, after Walter de Douai, the 12th-century owner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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