Brief Life History of Nettie May
When Nettie May Dewitt was born on 2 July 1886, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, her father, Alonzo L Dewitt, was 24 and her mother, Fannie Orissa Boren, was 17. She married Peter John Domecq on 11 July 1909, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States for about 15 years and Colton Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1940. She died on 29 November 1951, at the age of 65.
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- May Dewitt in household of Louiza Dewitt, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nettie May Dewitt, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- May Domecq, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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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.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Dutch: nickname denoting someone with white or very fair hair, or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle Dutch witte + the definite article de.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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