Merle Thomas Stinard

Brief Life History of Merle Thomas

When Merle Thomas Stinard was born on 10 June 1881, in Candor, Candor, Tioga, New York, United States, his father, J. Thomas Stinard, was 27 and his mother, Elva Marilla Brink, was 22. He married Bertha Louisa Royce on 28 May 1913, in Dryden, Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States. He lived in Caroline, Tompkins, New York, United States in 1892 and Harford, Cortland, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 19 May 1939, at the age of 57, and was buried in Harford, Cortland, New York, United States.

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Merle Thomas Stinard
1881–1939
Bertha Louisa Royce
1889–1982
Marriage: 28 May 1913

Sources (12)

  • Merle Stinard, "New York State Census, 1892"
  • Merle T Stinard, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Merle Thomas Stinard, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Stannard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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