Brief Life History of Henrietta Margaret
When Henrietta Margaret Wells was born on 2 September 1923, in Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, her father, Lee Wells, was 32 and her mother, Frances Agnes McEachin, was 24. She married Harmon Robert Swett on 16 December 1941, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Metamora Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States in 1950. She died on 17 February 2012, in Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Lum, Arcadia Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Henrietta Margaret Wells - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Henrietta Margaret Wells
- Henrietta Wells Swett, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wells next the Sea (Norfolk) or Wells (Somerset), both named with the plural of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a group of springs or streams.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dupuis ‘from the well’.
History: One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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