Brief Life History of Clara S.
When Clara S. Bowe was born on 20 August 1878, in Niagara, Niagara, New York, United States, her father, Jacob Bowe, was 26 and her mother, Christina Hobler, was 22. She married Daniel Edgerton King on 25 September 1901, in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. She lived in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1911 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. She died on 2 May 1963, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in Archmount Cemetery, Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.
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- Clara King, "Canada Census, 1931"
- Clara Bowe, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Clara S Bowe King, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant (mainly Irish) of Bow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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work history
operated the AGT telephone switch board, which was in her home till the age of 84
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