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Captain James Bennett MacKay MP (1761 - 1822)

James Mackay 1761-1822 was a major figure in the early fur trade, who wandered into the unexplored areas of South Western Canada and in North and Central Western U.S. He left his home on the Isle of Ar...

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10/14/2008
12/16/2021
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10/14/2008

Captain James Bennett MacKay MP (1761 - 1822)

James Mackay 1761-1822 was a major figure in the early fur trade, who wandered into the unexplored areas of South Western Canada and in North and Central Western U.S. He left his home on the Isle of Ar...

12/16/2021

Edward Washington Moone, Sr. MP (1844 - 1925)

"Moone"

Mechanical engineer and founder of the Moon elevator company. C.E.O. Otis Elevator company.Edward Washington Moon was a Mechanical engineer and founder of the Moon elevator company. Later C.E.O. Otis E...

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3/5/2007
10/18/2021
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3/5/2007

Edward Washington Moone, Sr. MP (1844 - 1925)

"Moone"

Mechanical engineer and founder of the Moon elevator company. C.E.O. Otis Elevator company.Edward Washington Moon was a Mechanical engineer and founder of the Moon elevator company. Later C.E.O. Otis E...

10/18/2021

James Buchanan Eads MP (1820 - 1887)

James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents.==============================================================...

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6/4/2013
7/19/2021
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6/4/2013

James Buchanan Eads MP (1820 - 1887)

James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents.==============================================================...

7/19/2021

Paul Robeson MP (1898 - 1976)

Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African-American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism i...

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4/14/2011
7/19/2021
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4/14/2011

Paul Robeson MP (1898 - 1976)

Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African-American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism i...

7/19/2021

Edna Ferber MP (1885 - 1968)

Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boa...

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8/8/2012
7/19/2021
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8/8/2012

Edna Ferber MP (1885 - 1968)

Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boa...

7/19/2021

Otto Emerson Davis (1905 - 1973)

Barely surviving scarlet fever as a boy weakening his heart he went on to live an colorful life. With the mind of a poet he would share his observations on American life. He saw the good and the bad an...

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9/20/2019
7/19/2021
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9/20/2019

Otto Emerson Davis (1905 - 1973)

Barely surviving scarlet fever as a boy weakening his heart he went on to live an colorful life. With the mind of a poet he would share his observations on American life. He saw the good and the bad an...

7/19/2021

Father Jacques Marquette, J.S. MP (1637 - 1675)

"Jacques", "James", "Jim"

Notes * Location info: Isle de France, France (birth), Michigan (death)** Enterré à la Mission Saint-Ignace * Fit ses étude au Collège des Jésuites de Reims en Champagne . Jacques entre dans la Compagn...

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8/27/2008
7/19/2021
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8/27/2008

Father Jacques Marquette, J.S. MP (1637 - 1675)

"Jacques", "James", "Jim"

Notes * Location info: Isle de France, France (birth), Michigan (death)** Enterré à la Mission Saint-Ignace * Fit ses étude au Collège des Jésuites de Reims en Champagne . Jacques entre dans la Compagn...

7/19/2021

Mark Twain MP (1835 - 1910)

"מארק טוויין", "Марк Твен"

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Son of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was known as America’s “greatest humorist.” His first occupation w...

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9/4/2007
7/19/2021
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9/4/2007

Mark Twain MP (1835 - 1910)

"מארק טוויין", "Марк Твен"

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Son of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was known as America’s “greatest humorist.” His first occupation w...

7/19/2021

Biography== George Caleb Bingham was born on March 20, 1811, in Augusta, Virginia, USA, Augusta County, Virginia, United States. His parents were Henry Vest Bingham and Mary J. Bingham (Amend) . George...

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5/23/2016
7/19/2021
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5/23/2016

Biography== George Caleb Bingham was born on March 20, 1811, in Augusta, Virginia, USA, Augusta County, Virginia, United States. His parents were Henry Vest Bingham and Mary J. Bingham (Amend) . George...

7/19/2021