Brief Life History of Ophelia
When Ophelia Mallison was born on 15 April 1874, in New York, United States, her father, Robert Mallinson, was 31 and her mother, Caroline Prestwich, was 28. She married Charles Henry Lant on 27 February 1906, in Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States for about 55 years. She died on 8 January 1954, in Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States.
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- Ophelia Lant in household of John R Maclean, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ophelia Mallinson lant, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ophelia Mallinson in entry for Dorothy C Lant, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mallinson .
Scottish: metronymic from the personal name Malie, which may be a pet form of either Maud or Mary. Compare Mall and Mollison .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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