Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Fricke was born on 9 June 1875, in Illinois, United States, her father, Gustav Heinrich Fricke, was 27 and her mother, Mary Sophia Becker, was 21. She married Harleigh Gillette on 14 June 1906, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 February 1950, in Park Ridge, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Maine Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Amanda Gillette in household of Harleigh Gillette, "United States Census, 1920"
- Amanda Fricke, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Amanda Fricke Gillette, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gerd, Hans, Klaus, Armin, Ernst, Gerhard, Gotthilf, Hartmut, Juergen, Kurt, Manfred.
German and Swiss German: variant of Frick .
English: variant of Frick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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