Brief Life History of Harry Hubbell
When Harry Hubbell Melville was born on 5 September 1894, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Franklin P Melville, was 29 and his mother, Minnie Grace Turney, was 22. He married Elsie Marie Van Houten on 14 May 1921, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States in 1925 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 13 April 1981, in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Spring Valley, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States.
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- Harry Melville, "United States 1950 Census"
- Harry Hubbell Melville, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Harry Hubbell Melville, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Malleville, from Latin mala ‘bad’ + ville ‘settlement’.
Irish (mainly Ulster): English surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl ‘descendant of Maoilmhichil’, a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Michael’.
History: The American novelist Herman Melville (1819–91) was a descendantof the Scottish Melvilles. His maternal grandfather was the revolutionary war general Peter Gansevoort (born 1749 in Albany, NY). His paternal grandfather was Maj. Thomas Melville of Boston. Irish bearers of the name claim descent from Maol Mhichíl, a chief of Síol Muireadhaigh (County Roscommon) in the 9th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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