Brief Life History of William Lethem
When William Lethem Mcalpin was born on 23 March 1868, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Mcalpin, was 38 and his mother, Christina Sutherland Lethem, was 36. He had at least 2 sons with Maria Laura Periam. He lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Blythswood, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 9 August 1917, at the age of 49, and was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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- William Mcalpine im Haushalt von James Mcalpine, „Scotland Census, 1871“
- William Lethem Mcalpin, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Lethem McAlpin, "Find A Grave Index"
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1870
Franco-Prussian war resulted in the loss of Alsace and Lorraine and the fall of Napoleon III. Paris Commune (1871).
1870 · Franco-Prussian War
On July 19, 1870 France declared war on Prussia the south German states. The French forces were only 200,000 strong while the Prussian forces were 400,000. On September 1, 1870 the Battle of Sedan took place and Napoleon III along with 83,000 forces surrendered to the Germans. After this happened on October 7 the French minister made an escape from Paris in a balloon. Twenty days later Paris was seized.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McAlpine .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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