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Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA



 


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Wikipedia 2016:

Princeton is a city in and the county seat of Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,700 at the 2014 census.

Princeton is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included within the Chicago-Naperville Combined Statistical Area. Due to its location where Interstate 80 meets the Amtrak system, as well as its well-preserved main street and historic housing stock, Princeton has become a popular satellite town for Chicagoland and the Quad Cities.

History:

Bureau County was a New England settlement. The original founders of Princeton consisted entirely of settlers from New England. These people were "Yankees," descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the 1600s. They were part of a wave of New England farmers who headed west into what was then the wilds of the Northwest Territory during the early 1800s. Most of them arrived as a result of the completion of the Erie Canal. When they arrived in what is now Bureau County there was nothing but a virgin forest and wild prairie, the New Englanders laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings and established post routes. They brought with them many of their Yankee New England values, such as a passion for education, fueling the establishment of many schools, as well as staunch support for abolitionism. They were mostly members of the Congregationalist Church though some were Episcopalian. Culturally Bureau County, like much of northern Illinois, would be culturally very continuous with early New England culture for most of its history. During the time of slavery, it was a stop on the Underground Railroad at the home of Owen Lovejoy.

The name of Princeton was supposedly determined by drawing from a hat:

"The naming of the township of Princeton was the privilege of the three trustees, Roland Moseley, John Musgrove and John P. Blake. When these men came together to act upon the subject of christening this new legal division of land, each one had a favorite name to present. It is only natural when one wanders away from the scenes of his early life that he should feel a longing for something that looks or sounds like home, so it was with the school trustees of what is now Princeton. They each presented the name of their choice, but could come to no agreement; finally it was decided that it should be settled by lottery. Each man was to write the name of his choice upon a piece of paper and place it in a hat, and a stranger, being blind-folded, should make the drawing. Mr. Musgrove, coming from New Jersey, and being loyal to his classic institution, wrote upon his slip Princeton, and as it had been agreed that the first name drawn should settle the question, there was quite a little excitement in the preparation for the deciding contest. Matters were finally arranged and the bandage placed over the eyes of the drawer, and he was led up to the hat wherein the papers had been placed and with outstretched hand he stood ready to decide the great and momentous question of christening the first born of the future Bureau county. At last the word was given, the drawing was made, while those interested stood with bated breath, awaiting the result which was soon announced by the declaration that upon the slip of paper drawn by the blind-folded man, Princeton was plainly written, and so we today have the classic name of Princeton for the legal center of Bureau county. Princeton, for many years has enjoyed the distinction of being one of the literary centers of the state. She has the proud record of organizing and putting in successful operation the first township high school in Illinois. It is surely a city of quiet and pleasant homes."

—?George B. Harrington, Past and Present of Bureau County, 1906

Princeton's former nickname was "The City of Elms" because of the large number of elm trees the city had during the middle of the 20th century. However, an epidemic struck the elm trees of Princeton and killed off almost every elm. The current slogan, "Where Tradition Meets Progress", was adopted in the mid 1960s by a contest among the city's elementary school students. The student who submitted the winning slogan was Maybeth Monroe. (photograph available)

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Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Rodine, Joseph  12 Feb 1886Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I90974
2 Rohrer, Mary  1 Jan 1859Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I248466

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Caughey, Dora Annabella  20 Dez 1943Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I160654
2 Fouth, Arthur W.  7 Nov 2000Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I161039
3 Genslinger, Marjorie E. - wife of  8 Mai 1995Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I160645
4 Gensslinger, Johann Heinrich  20 Jul 1912Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I125811
5 Hassler, Herbert P.  Mrz 1973Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I161108
6 Krueger, Roberta Elizabeth  29 Mrz 2013Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I161082
7 Pinter, Eugene L.  30 Jul 1994Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I161075
8 Walters, Leona Louise  13 Sep 1985Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I161074

Beerdigung

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Beerdigung    Personen-Kennung 
1 Funk, Eva  Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I160555
2 Hassler, Raymond Lewis  Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, USA I160552