Brief Life History of Augusta
When Augusta Schroeder was born on 21 August 1871, in Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, her father, August Heinrich Friedrich Schroeder, was 40 and her mother, Dorothea Wilhelmine Seivert, was 37. She married George Fritchen on 19 December 1901, in Raymond, Racine, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Raymond, Racine, Wisconsin, United States for about 45 years. She died on 24 September 1958, in Franksville, Racine, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Agusta Fritchen, "United States 1950 Census"
- Auguste Schroder, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Augusta M Schroeder Fritchen, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Fritz, Helmut, Horst, Alois, Ernst, Ewald, Gerhard, Klaus.
North German (mainly Schröder): occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German schrōden, schrāden ‘to cut’. The same term was occasionally used to denote a grist miller as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a drayman, one who delivered beer and wine in bulk to customers; in some instances the surname may have been acquired in either of these senses. This surname is also found France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland. Compare Schroder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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