Brief Life History of William F
When William F Emery was born on 25 March 1843, in Michigan, United States, his father, Jeremiah Emery Jr, was 35 and his mother, Susan Campbell, was 26. He married Alma Rebecca Forman on 3 September 1865, in DeWitt, Clinton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Watertown Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States in 1880 and DeWitt Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 11 July 1917, in DeWitt, Clinton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 74.
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- William Emery, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Emory, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- William F Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.
French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .
Americanized form of German Hemmerich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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