William R Camidge

Brief Life History of William R

When William R Camidge was born in August 1871, in Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, John Camidge, was 46 and his mother, Mary Winters, was 41. He married Elsie Lavina Lake on 7 April 1909, in Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Wilna, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1875. He died on 2 January 1948, in Antwerp, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, Antwerp, Jefferson, New York, United States.

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William R Camidge
1871–1948
Elsie Lavina Lake
1880–1949
Marriage: 7 April 1909
Mildred J Lake
1896–1952

Sources (17)

  • William Camage in household of John Camage, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • William M Camidge, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • William R Camidge, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"

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1872 · The First National Park

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1872 · The Amnesty Act

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

Name Meaning

1 Norman, English: see Gammage .

2 Norman, English: see Gamage .

3 English: see Cammish .

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

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