Mandy Geer
17 March 1871–
Marion, Oregon, United States
The Life of Mandy
Mandy Geer was born on 17 March 1871, in Marion, Oregon, United States as the daughter of Theodore Thurston Geer.
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Family Time Line
Theodore Thurston Geer
1851–1924
Mandy Geer
1871–
Parents and Siblings
Theodore Thurston Geer
1851–1924Male
siblings
(1)
1871–Female
World Events (3)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 1
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
Age 9
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
Name Meaning
1 English: variant of Geary 3.2 North German: from a personal name derived from gēr, gār ‘spear’ ( see Geary 2).3 Dutch: reduced form of van den Geer, a topographic name from geer ‘headland’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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