Dorothy Elwood
February 1890–
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
The Life Summary of Dorothy
When Dorothy Elwood was born in February 1890, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, her father, Frank Worcester Elwood, was 39 and her mother, Frederica Hewitt Pumpelly, was 40. She married Harold Alonzo Mack on 3 November 1917, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She lived in Monroe, New York, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
Harold Alonzo Mack
1893–1968
Dorothy Elwood
1890–
Marriage: 3 November 1917
Spouse and Children
1893–1968Male
1890–Female
Marriage
3 November 1917Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
1850–1899Male
1850–1933Female
Siblings
(1)
1890–Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 27
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 27
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 33
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 33
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English:1. habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, which is probably named from Old English ellern ‘elder tree’ + wudu ‘wood’. 2. from the Old English personal name Ælfweald, composed of the elements ælf ‘elf’ + weald ‘rule’. In the British Isles this spelling is now found predominantly in northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Ellwood
Sources (4)
- Dorothy Elwood in household of Frederica Elwood, "United States Census, 1900"
- Dorothy Elwood in household of Fredericka H Elwood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Dorothy Elwood, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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