Herbert Birchard Manning

Male20 October 1895–24 August 1915

Brief Life History of Herbert Birchard

When Herbert Birchard Manning was born on 20 October 1895, in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Alfred Nelson Manning, was 42 and his mother, Martha Emma Birchard, was 38. He lived in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States in 1910. He died on 24 August 1915, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 19.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Nelson Manning
1853–1923
Martha Emma Birchard
1857–1946
Elizabeth Wicker Manning
1880–1970
Emma Gertrude Manning
1881–
Lillian Edith Manning
1882–1946
Alfred Benjamin Manning
1884–1970
Ethel Louise Manning
1888–1984
Martha Aseneth Manning
1890–1968
Mary Esther Manning
1892–1973
Herbert Birchard Manning
1895–1915

Sources (3)

  • Herbert B Manning in household of Alfred N Manning, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Herbert Birchard Manning - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Herbert Birchard Manning
  • Herbert B Manning in household of Alfred N Manning, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 1

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.

1900 · First U.S.  Navy Submarine Constructed

Age 5

The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 6

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.

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork and Kerry): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Mainnín ‘descendant of Mainnín’, probably an assimilated form of Mainchín, a diminutive of manach ‘monk’. This is the name of a chieftain family in Connacht. It is sometimes pronounced Ó Maingín and Anglicized as Mangan .

English: from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Manning.

North German and Dutch: habitational name from a farm so named, once in possession of a certain Manno (see Mann 2) and his kin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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