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Valentine's Day

History History of Valentine's Day Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America Valentine's Day by the Numbers Statistics from the…

Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of, 1660–1744, confidante of Queen Anne of England. Born Sarah Jennings, she was a childhood friend of Princess Anne. In 1677 she married John…

William DUER, Congress, NY (1805-1879)

DUER, William, (grandson of William Duer [1747-1799]), a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 25, 1805; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Columbia College…

DUER, William, Congress, NY (1805-1879)

DUER, William, (grandson of William Duer [1747-1799]), a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 25, 1805; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Columbia College…

Francis MALLORY, Congress, VA (1807-1860)

MALLORY, Francis, a Representative from Virginia; born at “Poplars,” near Hampton, Elizabeth City County, Va., on December 12, 1807; attended the common schools and Hampton Academy;…

Charles Magill CONRAD, Congress, LA (1804-1878)

Senate Years of Service: 1842-1843Party: WhigCONRAD, Charles Magill, a Senator and a Representative from Louisiana; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., December 24, 1804; moved with his…

Edward BATES, Congress, MO (1793-1869)

BATES, Edward, (brother of James Woodson Bates), a Representative from Missouri; born in Belmont, Goochland County, Va., September 4, 1793; attended Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland; acted as…