Brief Life History of Bessie M
When Bessie M Marquette was born in 1886, in Missouri, United States, her father, John Marguett, was 30 and her mother, Ellen Marguett, was 25. She married Miles Leroy ALBERT on 24 December 1907, in Boone, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ramshorn Township, Stanton, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Leigh, Colfax, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1942, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Stanton, Stanton, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Bessie Marguett in household of John Marguett, "United States Census, 1900"
- Bessie M Marquette, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Bessie Albert, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Numa, Andre, Marcel, Jacques, Ludger.
French (Picardy): habitational name from Marquette-lès-Lille or Marquette-en-Ostrevant in Picardy.
Altered form of French Marquet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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