Brief Life History of Vivena Whitford
When Vivena Whitford Howard was born on 1 February 1872, in Rhode Island, United States, her father, George Paris Howard, was 22 and her mother, Tryphena Hoxie Johnson, was 19. She married Emery Walker on 29 March 1892, in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States for about 5 years. She died on 28 March 1925, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Vivian W Howard, "Rhode Island State Census, 1885"
- Vivena Whitford Howard, "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932"
- Vivena Whitford Walker, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
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.
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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