Brief Life History of Emma S
When Emma S Porep was born on 28 May 1875, in Palatine, Cook, Illinois, United States, her father, Christian Porep, was 36 and her mother, Maria Duensing, was 32. She married Henry Phillip Bicknase on 9 July 1896, in Plum Grove, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 14 April 1932, in Palatine, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Palatine Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Emma S Bicknase in household of Henry P Bicknase, "United States Census, 1910"
- Emma Borep, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Emma S Bicknase, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"
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World Events (8)
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.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
French (Porée): from a derivative of Old French porrel ‘leek’ (from Latin porrum), a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew and sold leeks. In the US, it is found mainly among African Americans in LA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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