Ernest Leo Sawin

Brief Life History of Ernest Leo

When Ernest Leo Sawin was born on 8 April 1889, in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Gardner Sawin, was 34 and his mother, Hattie Augusta Fenno, was 31. He married Irena Olga Johnson on 21 April 1909. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 17 November 1941, in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Leo Sawin
1889–1941
Irena Olga Johnson
1888–1982
Marriage: 21 April 1909
Arnold Ernest Sawin
1911–1969
Fenno Johnson Sawin
1914–1974

Sources (19)

  • Ernest Sawin, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ernest Leo Sawin, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Ernest L Sawin, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Sawin, Sewin (Old English Sǣwine, from ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’; compare Sainsbury ). This surname is now rare in Britain.

History: The name was brought to Watertown, MA, by John Sawin (born c. 1620 in Boxford, Suffolk, England).

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

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