When Isaac Newton Garrison was born on 29 November 1846, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, William Garrison, was 34 and his mother, Nancy Ferrel, was 35. He married Phoebe Melissa Craw on 23 December 1877, in Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 25 July 1923, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lone Tree Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda, California, United States.
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On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars.
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.
A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
English: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
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