Brief Life History of Joseph Nicolas
When Joseph Nicolas Rupiper Jr. was born on 19 March 1853, in New Franken, Brown, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Johan Henrich Joseph Rupiper, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Holzapel, was 32. He married Emma Anna Maria Diederich Rupiper on 13 May 1880, in Brown, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fort Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. He died on 19 May 1901, in Lawrence, Brown, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Saint Francis Cemetery, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Joseph Rupiper, "Wisconsin State Census, 1895"
- Jos Mich Rupiper, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Joseph Nicolas Rupiper, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
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1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
North German (Westphalia): old variant of Rupieper, a nickname for a rustic piper, from Middle Low German rū ‘rough, coarse’ + piper ‘piper, musician (at fairs)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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