Brief Life History of James
When James Maguire was born on 4 April 1857, in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, his father, John Maguire II, was 38 and his mother, Alicia Tallon, was 32. He married Mary Adeline Fisher on 21 May 1883, in Liberty, Gage, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Jackson Township, Geary, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 16 December 1918, in Liberty, Gage, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Dwight Cemetery, Dwight, Morris, Kansas, United States.
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- James Maguire, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Maguire, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- James Maguire, "Find a Grave Index"
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1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Siobhan, Brigid, Cathal, Ciaran, Connor, Conor, Eamonn, James Patrick, Niall, Seamus.
Irish: variant of McGuire . In Ireland this is the usual spelling.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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