Brief Life History of Dina
When Dina L'Heureux was born on 15 January 1867, in Trois-Rives, Mékinac, Quebec, Canada, her father, Cuthbert L'Heureux, was 26 and her mother, Marie Lefrançois, was 30. She married Isaie Goddu on 26 November 1888, in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States for about 25 years and Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1940.
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- Diana Godder in household of Isari Godder, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dina L. Heureux, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Dina/ in entry for Henry/Goddes, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire
On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Jacques, Marcel, Pierre, Raoul, Andre, Armand, Emile, Orille, Adrien, Aime, Alcide.
Altered form (also L'Heureux, especially in Canada) of French Lereau, itself probably a variant of 2 below or of Lhérault (see Lherault 2), found mainly in Eure-et-Loir. Compare Happy and Lherault 1.
French: nickname for someone who was characteristically happy, successful or lucky, Old French heureux, with fused definite article l'.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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