Brief Life History of Merta Jane
When Merta Jane Sample was born on 12 February 1873, in Randolph, Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, her father, Alfred John Sample, was 36 and her mother, Jane L Rogers, was 32. She married Edward Ross Nichols on 6 September 1893, in Kennedy, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 30 years. She died on 10 July 1937, in Kennedy, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Kennedy, Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Myrtie J Sample in household of Alfred J Sample, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mertie N Hause in entry for Hoyt Bertram Nichols, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Merta Nichols in household of E Rose Nichols, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (northeastern): of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of numerous places in northern France named Saint-Paul or Saint-Pol, for example in Pas-de-Calais, Nord, and Finistère, so called from the dedication of their churches to Saint Paul.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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