Brief Life History of Prosper H
When Prosper H Goris was born on 1 November 1878, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Franciscus Josephus Gorris, was 41 and his mother, Elisabeth Philipps, was 40. He had at least 1 son with Louisa Rebmann. He died on 28 October 1905, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Erie, New York, United States.
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- Prosper H Goris, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Prosperum Gorris, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Prosperum Goris, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Julio, Alicia, Manuel, Maribel, Rafael, Agusto, Ana, Bernardina, Edmundo, Eladio.
Galician (Gorís): habitational name from Gorís in Pontevedra province, Galicia (Spain).
Dutch: patronymic from a vernacular of the personal name Gregorius (see Gregory ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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