Brief Life History of Harvey Ernest
When Harvey Ernest Hunter was born on 12 July 1884, in Wrights, Liberty Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Hunter, was 34 and his mother, Harmorah Anna Kane, was 27. He married Frances Bell Vansickle on 6 July 1906, in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Liberty Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Plainfield Township, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1971. He died on 6 November 1971, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Portage, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Harvey E Hunter, "United States 1950 Census"
- Harvey Earnest Hunter, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Harvey E Hunter, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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