Brief Life History of Minnie
When Minnie Griffiths was born on 11 April 1873, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Daniel Griffiths, was 49 and her mother, Catherine James, was 32. She died on 20 October 1893, at the age of 20, and was buried in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Minie Griffits in household of Catherin Griffits, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Minie Griffiths - Government record: birth: 11 April 1873; Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States
- Minnie Criffiths, "BillionGraves Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Welsh (Glamorgan and western England): Anglicized form of the patronymic (ap) Gruffudd, from Old Welsh Grippiud (see Griffith ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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