Brief Life History of William Alexander
When William Alexander Robertson was born on 1 May 1883, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, his father, James Robertson, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Steven, was 26. He married Bertha Richards on 11 August 1909, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Manistique Township, Schoolcraft, Michigan, United States in 1950. He died on 20 March 1957, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Alexander Robertson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Alexander Robertson, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Alex Robertson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1884 · Largest Island Park in the Nation
Belle Isle Park is a 982-acre island park in the Detroit River between Michigan and Ontario. Belle Isle is the largest city-owned island park in the United States, and it is connected to mainland Detroit by the MacArthur Bridge. It's home to the Belle Isle Aquarium, the Belle Isle Conservatory, the Belle Isle Nature Center, the Detroit Boat Club, the James Scott Memorial Fountain, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, a municipal golf course, a half-mile swimming beach, and numerous monuments.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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