Brief Life History of Samuel A.
When Samuel A. Nydegger was born on 28 June 1864, in Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, his father, Theophilus Gottlieb Nydegger, was 35 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth White, was 32. He married Etta Maude Polk on 24 March 1887, in McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Santa Anna Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States for about 18 years. He died on 3 June 1938, in Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73.
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Sources (16)
- Sam Nyagger, "United States Census, 1920"
- Samuel A. Nydegger, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Sauil Nydeggar, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Fritz, Juerg.
Swiss German: habitational name for someone from Nideck in Alsace, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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