Brief Life History of Helen Louise
When Helen Louise Ward was born in 1890, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Thomas Henry Ward, was 31 and her mother, Edith Frances Manning, was 31. She married Byron Parker White on 25 June 1915, in Willimantic, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in West Farms, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years and Southwest Territory, United States in 2006. She died on 27 December 1962, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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- Heber W White in household of Byron P White, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Louise Ward - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Helen Louise Ward
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Louise Ward - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 27 December 1962; Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
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.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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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