Brief Life History of Cecil Sylvester
Cecil Sylvester Osier was born on 23 October 1886, in Wisconsin, United States. He married Beatrice Brookins about 1908, in Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 October 1957, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Cecil Osier in household of Allen Osier, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
- Cecil Sylvester Osier, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Cecil Sylvester Osier, "Find A Grave Index"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Auger and presumably also of English Ager .
French: topographic name for someone who lived near a willow tree or willow grove, from Old French osier ‘willow’, a word of Gaulish origin. This surname is very rare in France. Compare Losier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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