Maria J Boarts

Female6 November 1895–1987

Brief Life History of Maria J

When Maria J Boarts was born on 6 November 1895, in Jeannette, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Alfred Joseph Boarts, was 33 and her mother, Louise Lucinda McKee, was 34. She lived in Rayburn Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1987, in Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Burrell Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Joseph Boarts
1862–1945
Louise Lucinda McKee
1860–1938
Carl Clifford Boarts
1887–1955
Thomas Earl Boarts
1889–1964
Maria J Boarts
1895–1987
Claude Boarts
1898–1898

Sources (8)

  • Marie J Boarts in household of Alfred J Boarts, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Marie J Boarts, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1893-1905
  • Marie J Boarts, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 1

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

Age 10

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 24

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Bortz .

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

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