Brief Life History of Orlando Fernald
When Orlando Fernald Osgood was born on 7 January 1880, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Charles Albert Osgood, was 25 and his mother, Alice Mable Bryant, was 22. He married Edith Frances Dunham on 20 February 1903, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Orlando F Osgood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Orlando Fernald Osgood, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Orlando Fernald Osgood, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the late Old English personal name Ōsgod, Ōsgot, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Ásgautr, Asgot, from áss ‘god’ + Gautr a Continental tribal name.
Jewish: adoption of the name in 1 above in place of some similar (like-sounding) Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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