Brief Life History of George R A
When George R A Googins was born on 1 July 1868, in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Googins, was 43 and his mother, Cynthia A. Gale, was 37.
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Family Time Line
John Googins
1825–1899
Cynthia A. Gale
1831–1891
Minnie Edna Googins
1858–1875
Inez R. A. Googins
1868–1887
George R A Googins
1868–
Sources (1)
- George R A Gorgonis, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
Parents and Siblings
1825–1899 Male
1831–1891 Female
Siblings (3)
1858–1875 Female
1868–1887 Female
1868– Male
World Events (3)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
Age 2
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1872 · The First National Park
Age 4
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Goggins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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