Harriett "Hattie" Blanche Lovejoy

Brief Life History of Harriett "Hattie" Blanche

When Harriett "Hattie" Blanche Lovejoy was born on 7 August 1881, in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Herbert Eugene Lovejoy, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Isabelle or Belle Gurr, was 21. She married Frank Alonzo Hoare on 18 November 1899, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Farmvale Township, Williams, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 April 1975, in Williston, Wallette, Dakota Territory, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Williston, Wallette, Dakota Territory, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Alonzo Hoare
1876–1963
Harriett "Hattie" Blanche Lovejoy
1881–1975
Marriage: 18 November 1899
Genevieve Amber Hoare
1900–1992
Gladys Lucile Hoare
1901–1948
Harriet Mercedes Hoare
1903–1994
Marjorie Ruth Hoare
1912–2001
Donald Frank Hoare
1915–2006

Sources (14)

  • Harriett Hoone in household of Frank Hoone, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Hattie Lovejoy, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
  • Harriet B. Lovejoy, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"

World Events (8)

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.

1885 · The World's First Skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

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: nickname from Middle English love(n), luve(n) ‘to love’ (Old English lufian) + Middle English joie ‘joy’ (Old French joie), possibly ironic.

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

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