Brief Life History of Aiken
When Aiken was born on 27 November 1898, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, Samuel Adams Aiken, was 46 and his mother, Edna Estelle Goding, was 26. He died in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Aiken, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (3)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
1900 · Making Hawaii a Territory
This act was set into place to establish the Territory of Hawaii and to provide a Constitution and government for the territory. This act stayed in place until Hawaii became a State.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .
History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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