Brief Life History of Laura May
When Laura May Harper was born on 30 April 1875, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Harper, was 48 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Gold, was 40. She married Henry Thompson Duffy on 10 June 1892, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Concord Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. She died in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Laura Fullerton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Laura Harper, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Maria Harper in entry for John Warren Duffy and Minnie Luccile Lackeba, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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