When Roy Edward Picard was born on 18 September 1900, in Baraga, Michigan, United States, his father, Edward Joseph Picard, was 29 and his mother, Julia St. Arnold, was 24. He married Catherine Bridget Fisher Durand Garvin Picard on 24 August 1923, in L'Anse, L'Anse Township, Baraga, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Baraga, Baraga, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Laurium, Houghton, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died on 28 January 1931, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States.
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President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
"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."
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Lucien, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Michel, Normand, Adrien, Antoine, Benoit, Elzear, Fernand.
French, Walloon, Catalan, and German; Breton (also Le Picard): from Old French and Catalan picard ‘Picard’, a habitational name for someone from Picardy in northern France. This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Pecore .
French: in some cases, probably also from pic ‘pick, pike’ + the pejorative suffix -ard, applied as a nickname for e.g. a user of a pointed tool.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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