James Abram Garfield Faneuf

Brief Life History of James Abram Garfield

When James Abram Garfield Faneuf was born on 14 September 1881, in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Dosite Faneuf Jr., was 36 and his mother, Delia L. Brooks, was 35. He married Hannah "Annie" Donovan on 26 June 1907, in South Royalton, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States in 1900 and Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

James Abram Garfield Faneuf
1881–
Hannah "Annie" Donovan
1885–
Marriage: 26 June 1907
Hannah Faneuf
1908–1913
Mary Madeline Faneuf
1911–1912
Margaret Hannah Faneuf
1914–2009
Eleanor M Faneuf
1915–1998
Louise V Faneuf
1917–2003
James John Faneuf
1918–1918
Arthur Joseph Paneuf
1919–2005
Frances A. Faneuf
1921–
Burton Leo Faneuf
1923–1977

Sources (30)

  • James Faneuf, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James Faneuf, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • James Garfield Faneuf, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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