Brief Life History of Silvia Margaret
When Silvia Margaret Light was born on 2 July 1897, in Washington, United States, her father, William Franklin Light, was 36 and her mother, Laura Ellen Lewis, was 27. She lived in Miles, Lincoln, Washington, United States in 1900 and Red Deer, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1911. She died on 22 January 1922, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Silvia Light in household of William F Light, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Silvia Margaret Light - Published information: birth-name: Silvia Margaret Light
- Silvia Margaret Light, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established
Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English liht ‘light, active’ (Old English lēoht).
English: topographic name from Middle English liht, leht ‘light’ (Old English lēoht), used for a ‘light place, clearing, glade’.
English: nickname from Middle English lit ‘little’ (Old English lȳt). Compare Little .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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