Brief Life History of Safron
Safron Podhorin was born in February 1896, in Dunaivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. She immigrated to Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States in 1917.
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- Safron (Unknown) Podhorni (Unknown), "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956"
- Safron Podhorin, "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956"
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.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
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.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
From the name of the yellow food colouring and flavouring, derived from the stamens of a species of crocus. The word is from Old French safran, ultimately of Arabic origin: the bulb was introduced to Europe from the East in the early Middle Ages. As a given name it is most often given to babies born with strikingly golden hair.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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