Brief Life History of Victor W
When Victor W Main was born on 16 May 1859, in Fort Ann, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States, his father, John Main, was 22 and his mother, Marietta McKinney, was 21. He married Josephine Brocard on 12 April 1889, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1900 and Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1905. He died on 7 April 1926, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Victor W Main, "New Jersey State Census, 1915"
- Legacy NFS Source: Victor Main - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Victor W. Main
- Victor W. Main, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
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1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Name Meaning
Scottish: from a shortened form of the Scandinavian personal name Magnus , which in Older Scots became Manus and Mane.
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Ma(g)ino, Meino, from magan ‘strength, might’.
English (of Norman origin): nickname for a large man, from Old French magne, maine ‘great, big’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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