Marion Gates Vinal

Female20 September 1879–5 January 1979

Brief Life History of Marion Gates

When Marion Gates Vinal was born on 20 September 1879, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Arthur Howard Vinal, was 24 and her mother, Ada Louise Gates, was 21. She married Roland O. Meisenbach on 6 June 1906, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in United States in 1949 and Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1950. She died on 5 January 1979, at the age of 99, and was buried in West Harpswell, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Roland O. Meisenbach
1880–1963
Marion Gates Vinal
1879–1979
Marriage: 6 June 1906
Richard Meisenbach
1907–2004

Sources (17)

  • Marion G Meisenbach, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Marion Gates Vinal, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Marion G Vinal, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 June 1906Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 2

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1898 · Sinking of USS Maine

    Age 19

    During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.

    1905 · Squaw Mountain Fire Lookout

    Age 26

    In 1905, a fire lookout tower (among the first of its kind) was constructed in Piscataquis County on Squaw Mountain. Due to Maine's abundance of lumber and paper mills, it was essential that a system be developed to help spot fires as quickly as possible.

    Name Meaning

    English (Kent and Sussex): habitational name from Vinnal's Farm in Pebmarsh (Essex), which apparently takes its name from a certain Roger Weyenild whose surname appears to be from an Old English female personal name Wynnhild (from wynn ‘joy’ + hild ‘battle’).

    Galician and Spanish (Viñal): habitational name from any of the six places in Galicia (Spain) named Viñal, from a derivative of viña ‘vineyard’.

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

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