Brief Life History of Ethan Allen
When Ethan Allen Conner was born in September 1854, in Plato Township, Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Conner, was 43 and his mother, Eunice Colby, was 39. He married Emily J Pease on 8 June 1881, in Plato Township, Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Columbia Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 October 1938, in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Plato Center Cemetery, Plato Center, Kane, Illinois, United States.
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- Allen Connor, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ethan Allen Conner, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Allen Conner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Connor .
English: occupational name for an examiner or inspector, especially of ale, from Middle English connere, cunnere ‘inspector’, an agent derivative of cun(nen) ‘to examine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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