Brief Life History of James E.
When James E. Baird was born on 22 July 1863, in Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Joshua Milton Baird, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Graham, was 29. He married Mintie Ann Garner on 28 November 1889, in Crawford Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States. He died on 4 June 1925, in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Perry Mount Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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- James Baird, "United States Census, 1920"
- James E Baird, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- James E Baird, "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
from a common pronunciation of Bard in Scotland.
occupational name from Gaelic bàrd ‘bard, poet, minstrel’, or of Gaelic Mac an Baird ‘son of the bard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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