Corinne Phoebe Marchant

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

Herbert Wright Woods
1907–1987
Corinne Phoebe Marchant
1910–1999
Marriage: 8 August 1928
Billie Joy Woods
1930–

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"

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

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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