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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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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