Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Chegwidden was born on 19 August 1884, in Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada, United States, his father, Richard Chegwidden, was 45 and his mother, Eliza Hoskin, was 41. He lived in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States in 1930. He died on 1 May 1971, in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Fred Chegwidden in household of Nina Bennallack, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frederick Chegwidden, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Fred Chegwidden, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Cornish: from chy ‘house’ + gwydn ‘white’, or from any of several places in Cornwall so named.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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