John Snell Goggins

Brief Life History of John Snell

When John Snell Goggins was born on 6 December 1898, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, William John Goggins, was 31 and his mother, Mary A. Kemp, was 23.

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Family Time Line

John Snell Goggins
1898–
May
1898–

Sources (3)

  • 1940 United States Federal Census
  • John Snell Goggins, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  • New York, New York, Birth Index, 1878-1909

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World Events (3)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome

A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork and Mayo): variant of Goggin (from Mac Cogadháin; see Coogan ) with English excrescent -s. Compare Googins .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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