Brief Life History of Anna Catharine
When Anna Catharine Alleman was born on 27 October 1833, in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johannes Alleman, was 25 and her mother, Christeana Stentz, was 21. She married Joseph Wadsworth Bissell on 27 March 1852, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Springville Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 16 March 1924, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Anna C Bissell in household of Joseph Bissell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Anna Catharine Alleman, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Anna Catharine Bissell, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide, Emile, Ulysse, Andre, Armande, Clovis, Colette, Desire, Monique, Ovide.
Flemish and Dutch: ethnic name from Old French aleman(d) ‘German’ (see also French Allemand , compare Dutch Aleman ). This surname is also found in France (Nord) and Wallonia; see also 2 below.
French (mainly Nord, Pas-de-Calais, and southern France): variant of Allemand . See also 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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