Brief Life History of Nellie Allan
When Nellie Allan Trites was born on 7 April 1887, in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Frank Percy Trites, was 29 and her mother, Ida Gerow, was 28. She married Thomas Arthur Duston on 29 March 1911, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1891. She died about 1970, at the age of 84.
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- Nellie Trites, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Nellie Allan Trites, "Canada, New Brunswick County Register of Births, 1801-1920"
- Nellie A Trites, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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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.
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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Americanized form of German Treitz, of Slavic origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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