John Francis Marisch

Brief Life History of John Francis

When John Francis Marisch was born on 28 January 1879, in California, United States, his father, Prospero Marisich, was 44 and his mother, Mary Petrocich, was 38. He lived in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States for about 30 years. He died on 31 March 1962, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 83.

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John Francis Marisch
1879–1962
Jessie W Baker
1879–1961

Sources (12)

  • John Marisch, "United States Census, 1940"
  • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  • California, Death Index, 1940-1997

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

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: German Kurt, Erwin.

North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or fen, Middle Low German marsch.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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