Lillian May Gamwell

Brief Life History of Lillian May

When Lillian May Gamwell was born on 26 March 1878, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, William Augustus Gamwell, was 28 and her mother, Emma Caroline Scott, was 27. She married David Potter Moulton on 21 November 1908, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 13 August 1950, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Potter Moulton
1875–1928
Lillian May Gamwell
1878–1950
Marriage: 21 November 1908
David Scott Moulton
1910–2005
William Gamwell Moulton
1914–2000
Ruth Moulton Cowan
1920–1999

Sources (21)

  • Lilian Gammell in household of William Gammell, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lillian May Gamwell, "Rhode Island, State Births Index, 1819, 1852-1900"
  • Lillian May Gaswell, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"

World Events (8)

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.

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. The name has the appearance of a locative name but may be a reinterpretation of another name such as Gammell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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