Brief Life History of Martha L.
When Martha L. Fine was born on 19 September 1881, in Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, her father, William John Fine, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth A. Penglase, was 30. She married Henry Oscar Keesey on 24 December 1903, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1920 and Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. She died on 18 January 1962, in Bagley, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in British Hollow, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Mattie Kersey, "United States Census, 1920"
- Martha L Fine Keesey, "Find a Grave Index"
- Mattie Keesey in entry for Henry Oscar Keesey, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: nickname, from Old French and Middle English fin(e) ‘fine, pleasant, honorable, perfect’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end, extremity, boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate, excellent’).
English: from the Middle English female personal name Fina, of the same origin as 1 above.
English and Irish: variant of Finn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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