Brief Life History of LeGrand D.
When LeGrand D. Harding was born in February 1846, in Illinois, United States, his father, Alvin Milton Harding, was 29 and his mother, Violette Otis Chase, was 24. He married Ida E. Dickson on 14 August 1873, in Clackamas, Clackamas, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Whitman, Washington, United States in 1900. He died on 27 June 1901, in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.
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- Lagrand D Harding, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legrand D. Harding, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Lagrand D Harding, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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