Brief Life History of Corinne Phoebe
When Corinne Phoebe Marchant was born on 31 July 1910, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, John Archibald Marchant, was 20 and her mother, Mignon C Hagan, was 16. She married Herbert Wright Woods on 8 August 1928, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 17 September 1999, in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States, at the age of 89.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Corrine P Bowles, "United States 1950 Census"
- Corinne Phoebey Marchant, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Corinne Phoebe Woods, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1907–1987 Male
1910–1999 Female
Children (1)
1930– Female
Parents and Siblings
1889–1963 Male
1893–1966 Female
Siblings (1)
1910–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 3
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (southern): occupational name from Middle English marchaunt ‘merchant, trader, shopkeeper’ (Old French marchand, marchëant).
Altered form of French Marchand , a cognate of 1 above.
History: John Marchant (c. 1600–c. 1668) was in Newport, RI, before 1638. In that year he moved to Braintree, MA, then to Watertown, MA (1642), and finally to Yarmouth, MA (1648). His descendants included many sea captains and other prominent people.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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