Eunice Merry Weed Viles

Female1 June 1853–9 December 1937

Brief Life History of Eunice Merry Weed

When Eunice Merry Weed Viles was born on 1 June 1853, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, her father, Alfred Jr. Viles, was 34 and her mother, Abigail Waugh Holbrook, was 27. She married Pliny Ayres Durant on 14 August 1877. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Aurora Township, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Prosser, Benton, Washington, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 December 1937, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pliny Ayres Durant
1854–1928
Eunice Merry Weed Viles
1853–1937
Marriage: 14 August 1877
Lucy Abigail Durant
1878–1962
Samuel Alfred Durant
1880–1880

Sources (16)

  • Eunice Viles in household of Alfred Viles, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eunice M Viles, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Eunice Marie Viles Durant, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 August 1877
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

    Age 1

    A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

    1863

    Age 10

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 22

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Vials, a variant of Vial , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. See Vile .

    Catalan: plural form of Vila .

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

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