Brief Life History of Clarinda
When Clarinda Powell was born on 29 October 1855, in Michigan, United States, her father, Peter Charles Powell, was 35 and her mother, Rhoda Lydia Simmons, was 30. She married Henry Ford on 26 October 1873, in Tuscola, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Clio, Genesee, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States in 1930. She died on 5 May 1932, in Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Clio, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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- Clarinda Powell in household of Peter Powell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Clarinda Powell - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Clarinda
- Clara Powell Ford, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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