Brief Life History of Anna Margaretha
When Anna Margaretha Heil was born on 18 April 1843, in Wersau, Dieburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse, her father, Jacob Wilhelm Heil, was 26 and her mother, Anna Barbara Oldendorf, was 19. She married Philip Fornoff on 25 January 1866, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wersau, Dieburg, Hesse, Germany in 1843 and Sand Prairie Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 16 October 1906, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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- Margaret Faronoff, "United States Census, 1870"
- Marie Fornoff, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Margaret Heil, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
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
from a pet form of Heinrich .
from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name with the element heil ‘luck’, such as Heilmuth or female Heilwig.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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