Brief Life History of Christine Dement
When Christine Dement Squires was born on 3 June 1878, in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States, her father, George Hills Squires, was 34 and her mother, Eleanor Dement, was 26. She lived in Lee Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. She died on 12 February 1965, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Christine Squires in household of Eleanor Squires, "United States Census, 1920"
- Christine D Squires, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Christin D Squires, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Squire , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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