Brief Life History of Amisa Peter
When Amisa Peter Avise was born on 1 March 1870, in Colusa, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hewes Avise, was 34 and his mother, Julia Cassandra Burr, was 31. He married Ann Susanne Mc Cleary on 27 December 1893, in Altoona, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Union Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 17 May 1948, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States.
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- A P Avise, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Amisa P. Avise, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Amisa Peter Avise, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
Anglo-Norman: Avis, advice, opinion
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