Francis Bishop Jarvis

Brief Life History of Francis Bishop

When Francis Bishop Jarvis was born on 10 August 1906, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Everett Paul Jarvis, was 30 and his mother, Florence May Blaisdell, was 32. He married Edith Ella Horskin on 2 July 1966, in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Westford, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1950. He died on 27 April 1998, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Francis Bishop Jarvis
1906–1998
Edith Ella Horskin
1908–2001
Marriage: 2 July 1966

Sources (11)

  • Francis B Jarvis, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Francis Bishop Jarvis, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Francis B Jarvis, "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003"

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1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Gervais(e), itself from ancient Germanic Gervas, with gair ‘spear’ as the first element and an uncertain second, perhaps a borrowing of Celtic wass- ‘servant, vassal’. The Latinized name Gervasius was borne by a Christian saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of the patrons of Milan.

English: in Yorkshire, sometimes a habitational name from Jervaulx in East Witton (North Yorkshire). The place takes its name from the river Ure + Old French val, vals ‘valley’.

Americanized form of French Gervais and of its variant Gervaise, cognates of 1 above.

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

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