Brief Life History of Metta Laura
When Metta Laura Gage was born on 17 July 1874, in Tuscola, Michigan, United States, her father, Morgan Lewis Gage, was 32 and her mother, Laura A McHose, was 20. She married George Driggs Clarke on 1 November 1898, in Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, United States for about 50 years and Vassar Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 21 December 1963, in Tuscola, Michigan, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, United States.
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- Mintie Gage in household of Chas H Richman, "United States Census, 1880"
- Metta L. Gage, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Metta L. Gage, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps from Middle English gage, gauge ‘fixed measure’ (Old French gauge), probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for an assayer, an official who was in charge of checking weights and measures.
English and French: from Middle English, Old French gage ‘pledge, surety’ (against which money was lent), and therefore a metonymic occupational name for a moneylender or usurer.
English: variant of Geach, an unexplained name common in Cornwall.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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