Brief Life History of Ralph Rosco
When Ralph Rosco Day was born on 13 April 1888, in Cornish, York, Maine, United States, his father, Rosco Clifton Day, was 36 and his mother, Alice Marie Wilson, was 27. He married Bernice Lucina Bailey on 16 September 1916, in Danielson, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1941 and lived in Maine, United States in 1888 and Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1920. He died on 1 November 1947, in Cornish, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish, York, Maine, United States.
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- Ralph R Day in household of Bert W Day, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ralph Roscoe Day, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Ralph Roscoe Day, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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