Brief Life History of Andrew S
When Andrew S Sherman was born in 1825, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Ware Sherman, was 31 and his mother, Elvira Cross, was 21. He married Lucinda Cross on 9 November 1851, in Mason, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Sanilac Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. He died on 7 September 1901, in Sanilac, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Applegate, Washington Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
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- Andrew Sherman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew Sherman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Andrew S Sherman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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