Brief Life History of Helen Louise
When Helen Louise Newell was born on 18 September 1887, in Bloomington, Franklin, Nebraska, United States, her father, Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell, was 25 and her mother, Leona Dow Ashcraft, was 26. She married Alfred Zantzinger Baker in 1908, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Queens Village, Queens, New York City, New York, United States in 1930 and Mill Neck, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States in 1950. She died on 16 October 1969, in Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Brookville Cemetery, Brookville, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Helen Gordon, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Louise Newell - Published information: birth-name: Helen Newell
- Helen N Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1894
Mary Philbrook was the first woman in New Jersey to become a lawyer. She had applied for admission to the New Jersey Bar in 1894, but was rejected because the New Jersey Court stated that women were not vested with any right to be attorneys. Mary lobbied with the Jersey City Woman's Club for an update to the law, which was passed in 1895 and allowed women to become lawyers. Mary Philbrook was the first woman to be admitted after the law change.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Neville .
English: variant of Noel .
English: variant of Newhall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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