Brief Life History of Frances Edith
When Frances Edith Ward was born on 4 June 1906, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Thomas Henry Ward, was 46 and her mother, Edith Frances Manning, was 46. She married Edward Lewis Bushey on 23 May 1930, in Willimantic, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States. She died on 10 October 1975, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in New Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Frances E Ward in household of Thomas H Ward, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frances Edith, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frances Edith Ward - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: death: 10 October 1975; Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies
During WWI there was a dog from Connecticut that made a name for himself, his name was sergeant stubby. He was considered the official mascot of the 102nd infantry. He saved his regiment from suprise mustard attacks, comforted those that had been wounded, and even caught a German soldier and held him there until troops found him. He had his own uniform and everything.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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