Emery Alexander Samantha and Joseph have chosen the name Emery Alexander for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital. Weight:  8 pounds and 0.3 ounces Length:  20 inches Time:      1:41 pm Date:       Sunday, September 27, 2009 Delivered by: Teresa Albert, MD Baby's doctor: Nancy Nelson, M.D. Origin of the name Emery... German - "Industrious leader". September 27, 2009 - a day to remember The Weather The sun rose over Buffalo at 7:07 am and set at 7:01 pm Buffalo high: 73° F Buffalo low: 48° F In the financial world The Dow Jones closed at 9665.19 Minnesota's Minimum Wage was $6.15 . . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49 Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85 First Class Stamp: $0.44 Average New Home: $211,000.00 New Car: $21,750.00 Populations: Buffalo: 12,500 U.S. Population: 308,112,750 In the world of entertainment this week Emery Alexander shares his birthday with these other interesting people 1722 - Samuel Adams - American politician and patriot, member of the Continental Congress and a planner of the Boston Tea Party. You will find his signature on the Declaration of Independence. 1822 - Hiram R. Revels - American clergyman who was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill the unexpired term of former Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, thus becoming the first black person elected to the Senate. 1855 - Joy Morton - American entrepreneur who founded and built America's largest salt company, the Morton Salt Company. There have been some other notable events on this day in history 1779 - The U.S. Congress appointed future president John Adams to negotiate an end to the American War of Independence with Great Britain. 1892 - The Diamond Match Company of Barberton, Ohio, received a patent for book matches. Happy Birthday Emery Alexander from your friends at Buffalo Hospital Return to Buffalo Hospital © 2010 New Baby News. All Rights Reserved.