Brief Life History of Francis May
When Francis May Belknap was born on 15 May 1893, in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States, her father, Edward Clayton Belknap, was 31 and her mother, Cornelia Hill, was 32. She married John Everard Lowe on 1 September 1912, in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 5 Middle Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 1 June 1943, in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Payette, Payette, Idaho, United States.
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- Frances M Belknap in household of Edward C Belknap, "United States Census, 1910"
- Frances May Belknap Lowe, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frances M Beiknap in entry for Bess M McClure, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, the second element of which is most likely Middle English knappe ‘hilltop’. Compare Belnap .
History: Abraham Belknap (c. 1588–c. 1643) emigrated from Latton, Essex, England, to Lynn, MA, in the 1630s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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