Brief Life History of Edward Albert
When Edward Albert Konantz was born on 9 November 1857, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Paul Konantz, was 46 and his mother, Wilhelmina Schultheis, was 36. He married Minnie May Hendrickson on 24 January 1889, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 7 May 1944, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Edward Konantz in household of Whelnina Konantz, "United States Census, 1880"
- Edward Albert Konantz, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Edward A Konantz, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
From an Old English personal name derived from ēad ‘prosperity, riches’ + weard ‘guard’. This has been one of the most successful of all Old English names, in frequent use from before the Conquest to the present day, and even being exported into other European languages. It was the name of three Anglo-Saxon kings and has been borne by eight kings of England since the Norman Conquest. It is also the name of the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II . The most influential early bearer was King Edward the Confessor ( ?1002–66 ; ruled 1042–66 ). In a troubled period of English history, he contrived to rule fairly and (for a time at any rate) firmly. But in the latter part of his reign he paid more attention to his religion than to his kingdom. He died childless, and his death sparked off conflicting claims to his throne, which were resolved by the victory of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. His memory was honoured by Normans and English alike, for his fairness and his piety. Edward's mother was Norman; he had spent part of his youth in Normandy; and William claimed to have been nominated by Edward as his successor. Edward was canonized in the 12th century, and came to be venerated throughout Europe as a model of a Christian king.
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