Brief Life History of George Edward
When George Edward Webb was born on 30 September 1890, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, John Thomas Webb, was 26 and his mother, Clara E Rooks, was 21. He married Isabelle Hewitt in 1915, in Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1920 and Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died in June 1966, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75.
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- George E Webb, "United States Census, 1940"
- George E. Webb, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- George E Webb, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a weaver, from early Middle English webbe (Old English webba (masculine) or webbe (feminine), probably used of both male and female weavers). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster (see Webster , Webber and compare Weaver ).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, cognates of 1, including Weber and Weberman.
History: Richard Webb, a Lowland Scot, was an admitted freeman of Boston in 1632, and in 1635 was one of the first settlers of Hartford, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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