Florence McNew

Brief Life History of Florence

When Florence McNew was born on 8 February 1873, in Washington, Oregon, United States, her father, John Biser McNew, was 26 and her mother, Edwin Ann Lusby, was 23. She died on 21 September 1875, in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Biser McNew
1846–1919
Edwin Ann Lusby
1849–1917
William Walter McNew
1868–1872
Mary M McNew
1870–1872
McNew
1872–1872
Florence McNew
1873–1875
Adella Mc New
1875–1893
Ida Jane McNew
1878–1908
John Robert McNew
1880–1960
Bertie A. McNew
1882–1894
Franklin S. McNew
1884–1891
Logan G. McNew
1889–1956
Hattie McNew
1892–1894

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    World Events (2)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    Name Meaning

    Probably an altered form of an unidentified Scottish or Irish surname. This form is not found in Britain or Ireland.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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