Brief Life History of Joshua Henry
When Joshua Henry Heintz was born on 16 March 1879, in Minnesota, United States, his father, Heinrich Adam Heintz, was 28 and his mother, Caroline Becker Heintz, was 23. He married Sarah Odejord on 12 November 1902, in Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mayville Township, Houston, Minnesota, United States for about 10 years and Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, United States in 1940. He died on 31 January 1961, in Houston, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Houston, Minnesota, United States.
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- Joe Hientz, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joshuia H. Henitz, "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949"
- Joshua Henry Heintz, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
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.
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German: variant of Heinz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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