Brief Life History of Blanche Ada
When Blanche Ada Kelley was born on 29 October 1887, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Morris Bradford Kelley, was 42 and her mother, Maria Louisa White, was 37. She married Matthew Warner Abbott on 2 September 1908, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She lived in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States in 1920 and Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1930. She died in 1959, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States.
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- Blanche K Abbott in household of Mattheus W Abbott, "United States Census, 1940"
- Blanche Ada Kelley, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Blanche Ada Kelley Abbott, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1905 · Treaty of Portsmouth Signed
The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed on September 5, 1905 and officially brought a conclusion to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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