Brief Life History of Julius Erasmus
When Julius Erasmus Hilgard was born on 7 January 1825, in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, his father, Theodor Erasmus Hilgard, was 34 and his mother, Margareta Pauli, was 25. He married Catherine S Clements on 28 August 1848, in District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1836 and lived in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States in 1860 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 May 1891, in District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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- Julius E Hilgard, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jules E Hilgard, „District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950“
- Imlius Erasmus Hilgard, "District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1839 · Dueling Prohibited
February 20, 1839, Congress prohibits dueling in Washington D.C. It is inspired by the incident where William Graves, a Kentucky Rep. is killed by Jonathan Cilley, a Maine Rep.
1844
The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): variant of Hilliard .
French: derivative of the personal name Hilaire, French form of Hillary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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