Brief Life History of Lewis Ray
When Lewis Ray McLeod was born on 20 June 1888, in Upton, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, James Hanill McLeod, was 25 and his mother, Etta Susan Chase, was 17. He married Eva B. Henderson on 15 October 1915, in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died about 1935, in Rangeley, Franklin, Maine, United States, at the age of 48.
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- Lewis R Mcleod in household of James H Mcleod, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lewis R Mcleod, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
- Lewis Ray Mcleod, "Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Leòid ‘son of Leòd’, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of Old Norse Liótr ‘ugly’, a common personal name in medieval Norway and Iceland.
History: This is the name of a major Scottish Hebridean clan, associated in particular with Dunvegan on the isle of Skye; also, historically, with the island of Lewis. There are two main branches: the McLeods of Harris and Dunvegan (Sìol Tormoid) and the McLeods of Lewis (Sìol Torcaill). Both branches claim descent from a certain Leòd (Norse: Liótr), who lived in the 13th century. — One prominent bearer of this prominent Scottish name, Alexander McLeod (1774–1833), a Reformed Presbyterian clergyman, author, and editor, emigrated to the US in 1792 from the island of Mull in the Hebrides.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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