Brief Life History of Exzelia E.
When Exzelia E. Giraux was born on 20 April 1899, in Turton, Spink, South Dakota, United States, her father, Joseph Geroux, was 25 and her mother, Marie Azelina Fortier, was 23. She married Paul Frederick Ackermann on 29 November 1917, in Stutsman, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Buchanan, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States in 1930 and Bloom Township, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States for about 5 years. She died on 5 February 1967, in Skagit, Washington, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Green Hills Memorial Cemetery, Burlington, Skagit, Washington, United States.
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- Exgelia Ackerman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Paul Ackerman, "North Dakota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Exzelia Ackerman in entry for Ms Margaret Or Peggy Ward-Noble, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Alain, Emile, Franck, Herve, Laurent, Marie-Noelle, Sylvain.
French: from the personal name Giraud, a variant of Géraud, from the ancient Germanic name Gerwald, Girwald, composed of the elements gēr ‘spear, lance’ and wald ‘power, authority’ (see also Gerald ). This surname is also found in southern Germany (see also Shero ) and in England (mainly Kent, of Huguenot origin). Compare Girod and also Gerow .
History: Étienne Giraud dit Brindamour from Vouneuil-sous-Biard in Vienne, France, married Marie Berthiaume in Montreal, QC, in 1760. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its altered form Gerow) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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