Brief Life History of Domitilla Octavia "Matilda" "Tillie"
When Domitilla Octavia "Matilda" "Tillie" LeBlanc was born on 24 March 1869, in Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, United States, her father, Francis Xavier "Frank" LeBlanc, was 27 and her mother, Mary Lucretia Abbott, was 22. She married Columbus Alexander Labadie on 9 January 1890, in Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1869 and Ecorse Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 27 April 1943, in River Rouge, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Octavia Labland in household of Francis Labland, "United States Census, 1870"
- Octavia Le Blanc, "Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995"
- Matilda Le Blanc, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Emile, Jacques, Camille, Marcel, Lucien, Normand, Alcide, Gaston, Leonce.
French: descriptive nickname for a man with light blond hair or a pale complexion, a variant of Blanc ‘white’, with fused masculine definite article le. Compare Lablanc .
West Indian (mainly Haiti): nickname, possibly ironic, of the same origin as 1 above. Compare Blanc .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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