Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Weiss was born on 17 December 1872, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States as the daughter of Edward Weiss and Elizabeth Brust. She married Franz A Jäger on 25 November 1890, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Queens, New York City, New York, United States in 1915 and Queens, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 February 1937, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
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- Margarett Jaeger in household of Frank Jaeger, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Margaretha Weiss, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Margaret Jaeger, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Fritz, Manfred, Egon, Armin, Arno, Gunther, Heinz. Jewish Chaim, Moshe, Emanuel, Aron, Meyer, Mendel, Hyman, Isadore, Zvi, Shlomo.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle High German wīz, German weiss ‘white’. This surname is also found in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a German translation of a corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Slovenian Belec and Bele (see Belle ). It is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Denmark, and the Netherlands.
German: variant of Weis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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