Elvira or Elvina Gerow

Brief Life History of Elvira or Elvina

When Elvira or Elvina Gerow was born on 4 July 1873, in Weston, Aroostook, Maine, United States, her father, Wellington A Gerow, was 30 and her mother, Elvira A Moody, was 27. She married Neal D. Quint on 25 July 1890, in Hodgdon, Aroostook, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hodgdon, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1900 and Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States in 1910. In 1892, at the age of 19, her occupation is listed as housewife in Maine, United States. She died on 22 March 1955, in Millinocket, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Neal D. Quint
1872–1900
Elvira or Elvina Gerow
1873–1955
Marriage: 25 July 1890
Earl Esmond Quint
1892–1892
Gladys Amanda Quint
1894–1968
Quint
1895–
Byron Wilbur Quint
1898–1940

Sources (15)

  • Ellie B Quint in household of Neal D Quint, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ella Gerow in entry for Unknown, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  • Ellie Quint in household of Neil D Quint, "United States Census, 1910"

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.

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.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Giroux or Giraud .

History: This surname is listed along with its original form Giraud in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

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