Brief Life History of Ashmore Creelman
When Ashmore Creelman Archibald was born on 21 October 1891, in Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, William Alfred Archibald, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Mary Creelman, was 42. He married Viola Elizabeth Phillips on 23 September 1911, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Vanceboro, Washington, Maine, United States in 1920 and lived in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 10 years and Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 30 years. He died on 21 May 1964, in Stockton Springs, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Stockton Springs, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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- Ashmore C Archibald, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ashmore C Archibald, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Ashmore Creelman Archibald, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from a personal name, Archibald, of Anglo-Norman French and (ultimately) ancient Germanic origin (see Archambault ). In the Highlands of Scotland it was taken as an Anglicized equivalent of the Gaelic personal name Gille Easbaig ‘servant of the bishop’ (see Gillespie ), probably because of the approximate phonetic similarity between Arch(i)bald and easbaig. Both Archibald and Gillespie are personal names much favored among Clan Campbell.
History: This is the name of a leading Nova Scotia family, taken there by four brothers who emigrated from Londonderry, northern Ireland, in 1750–62.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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