Brief Life History of Minnie Francis
When Minnie Francis Irons was born on 25 March 1874, in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Lyman W Remington Irons, was 26 and her mother, Leila Hopkins, was 17. She married William Henry Gifford Sr on 24 December 1892, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States in 1910 and West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States in 1920. She died on 31 July 1924, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Minnie Gifford, "Rhode Island State Census, 1905"
- Minnie Francis Gifford, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
- Minnie Frances Irons in entry for William Henry Sr. Gifford, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
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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: variant of Iron , with post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hirons .
Scottish (Angus): habitational name from an unidentified place called Irnys in 1398–9.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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