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Personal data Orson Sherman Head
Source 1- He was born on October 9, 1817 in Paris, Oneida, New York, USA.
- He died on February 19, 1875 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A., he was 57 years old.
- A child of Jonathan Head and Hepzibah Livermore
Household of Orson Sherman Head
(1) He is married to Mary Jane Tradewell.
They got married on August 30, 1846 at Paris, Oneida, New York, USA, he was 28 years old.
Child(ren):
- Jennie Lind Head 1853-1942
- Dorothy Eunice Head 1854-????
- Medora Head 1860-????
- Harriet Head 1861-1932
(2) He is married to Mary S Raymond.
They got married on June 13, 1866 at Berrien County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 48 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday October 9, 1817
- The temperature on October 9, 1817 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1817: Source: Wikipedia
- January 19 » An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
- April 15 » Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
- June 12 » The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, is driven by Karl von Drais.
- October 30 » Simón Bolívar becomes President of the Third Republic of Venezuela.
- November 3 » The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
- December 10 » Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.
Day of marriage June 13, 1866
- The temperature on June 13, 1866 was about 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
- May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
- July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
- July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
- August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
- October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
Day of death February 19, 1875
- The temperature on February 19, 1875 was about -1.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- February 24 » The SSGothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.
- March 15 » Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.
- May 20 » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
- September 27 » The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
- October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
- October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
Same birth/death day
- 1796 » Joseph Bonomi the Younger, British Egyptologist and sculptor († 1878)
- 1835 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor († 1921)
- 1837 » Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist and academic († 1902)
- 1840 » Simeon Solomon, English painter († 1905)
- 1845 » Carl Gustav Thulin, Swedish shipowner († 1918)
- 1850 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist († 1930)
- 1837 » Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (b. 1813)
- 1837 » Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1756)
- 1887 » Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
- 1897 » Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
- 1915 » Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
- 1916 » Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P7911.php : accessed January 6, 2026), "Orson Sherman Head (1817-1875)".