Genevieve Annie Vorce

25 February 1887–1 February 1967 (Age 79)
Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Genevieve Annie

When Genevieve Annie Vorce was born on 25 February 1887, in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States, her father, William Henry Vorce, was 41 and her mother, Leora Sarah Gregg, was 43. She married Clarence Lewis Simpson on 5 February 1903, in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1915 and Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States in 1920. She died on 1 February 1967, in Butte, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Chico, Butte, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franz Edward Thurston
1884–1948
Genevieve Annie Vorce
1887–1967
Marriage: 14 September 1912
Alice L Thurston
1907–1978
Florence Helen Thurston
1911–1995
Edna Genevieve Thurston
1914–1977

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 September 1912Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 3
    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.
    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
    Age 4
    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
    Age 21
    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.

    Name Meaning

    1 English: variant of Force .2 Perhaps an altered form of Dutch Voorhees .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Force
    Voorhees

    Sources (21)

    • Jenevieve Thurston in household of Edward F Thurston, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Jennie A Vorce in household of William Vorce, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Jennie A. Boice in entry for Alice Louise Simpson, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

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