Brief Life History of Frank Herbert
When Frank Herbert Baird was born on 16 August 1900, in Camden, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Charles Frederick Baird, was 41 and his mother, Edna Elizabeth Brown, was 30. He married Ellen Bridges Hall on 30 September 1922, in Camden, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hope, Knox, Maine, United States in 1922 and Newcastle, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 10 July 1976, in Alna, Lincoln, Maine, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Frank Baird, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frank Herbert Baird - birth: 16 August 1900; Camden, Knox, Maine, United States
- Frank Baird, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1905 · Squaw Mountain Fire Lookout
In 1905, a fire lookout tower (among the first of its kind) was constructed in Piscataquis County on Squaw Mountain. Due to Maine's abundance of lumber and paper mills, it was essential that a system be developed to help spot fires as quickly as possible.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
from a common pronunciation of Bard in Scotland.
occupational name from Gaelic bàrd ‘bard, poet, minstrel’, or of Gaelic Mac an Baird ‘son of the bard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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