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Allen C. Fuller
Adjutant General Allen Curtis Fuller (September 24, 1822 – December 6, 1901) was the adjutant general of Illinois from November 11, 1861, to January 1, 1865, during the American Civil War. Biography Allen C. Fuller was born in Farmington, Connecticut, in 1822. He studied in Towanda, Pennsylvania, and under James Rood Doolittle in Warsaw, New York. He became a lawyer and lived in Belvidere, Illinois, from 1846 until his death at his home there in 1901. His daughter, Ida Candace Fuller Hovey, was born July 6, 1859, and married Theron Adelbert Hovey on July 6, 1878. She died of consumption (now more commonly called tuberculosis) at the age of 24 in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on August 22, 1883, after battling the sickness for several months. General Fuller then donated $5,000 to the city of Belvidere in Illinois to build a public library in her honor. To this day it's still open and standing. From before the war until July 1862, he was a judge of the Illinois Circuit Courts. He se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region. The population was 26,712 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It sits 10 miles west of Hartford at the hub of major I-84 interchanges, 20 miles south of Bradley International Airport and two hours by car from New York City and Boston. It has been home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Otis Elevator Company, United Technologies, and Carvel (franchise), Carvel. The northwestern section of Farmington is a suburban neighborhood called Unionville. History Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Farmington was originally inhabited by the Tunxis Native Americans in the United States, Indian tribe. In 1640, a community of English immigrants was established by residents of Hartford, making Farmington the oldest inland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield is a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 584 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the city with the smallest population in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community. Formerly the county seat and home to industries in lumbering and commercial fishing, today it is a tourist and resort destination referred to as the "Gateway to the Apostle Islands". History Bayfield was named in 1856 for Henry Bayfield, a United Kingdom, British Royal Engineer, Royal Topographic Engineer who explored the region in 1822–23. A post office has been in operation at Bayfield since 1856. The first Catholic Church, Catholic church was built in Bayfield in 1860, with the Franciscans following in 1878. Mass in the Catholic Church, Mass was held in the English language, English and Ojibwe language, Ojibwe languages. In 1879, the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate established an American Indian boarding scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
