Brief Life History of Oscar Everett
When Oscar Everett Earnshaw was born on 31 December 1872, in Connecticut, United States, his father, William Cardwell Earnshaw, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Frances Greene, was 23. He had at least 2 sons with Ruth Elizabeth King. He lived in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States in 1900 and Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1943, at the age of 71, and was buried in White Brook Cemetery, Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Oscar E Earnsham, "Rhode Island State Census, 1885"
- Oscar Everett Earnshaw, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Oscar Everett Earnshaw, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1876 · Pope Manufacturing Co. Begins Automobile Manufacturing
Pope Manufacturing Company produced bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles. The main office is located in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1915, the company ceased producing motorcycles.
1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire
On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Earnshaw in Bradfield, Yorkshire. The placename means ‘eagle wood’, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + sceaga ‘small wood, copse’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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