Brief Life History of Francis Sales
When Francis Sales Kern was born on 13 December 1888, in Manchester, Manchester Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, his father, Vincent Kern, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Schwab, was 30. He married Eleanor Ann Marik in 1922. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Madison Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 1 August 1980, in Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Door, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Francis D Kern, "United States Census, 1950"
- Frank A Kein, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Frank Sales Kern, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German kerne ‘kernel, seed, pip’; Middle Dutch kern(e), keerne; German Kern or Yiddish kern ‘grain’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a farmer, or a nickname for a physically small person. As a Jewish surname, it is mainly artificial.
English (southeastern): metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of milk churns, from Middle English kern, kirn, kurn, a side-form of chern ‘churn’. Compare Church .
Slovenian: nickname for a stunted person, from an old spelling of krn ‘stunted’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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