Harris Albro

8 January 1895–9 December 1981 (Age 86)
Marathon, Marathon, Cortland, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Harris

When Harris Albro was born on 8 January 1895, in Marathon, Marathon, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Lewis N Albro, was 29 and his mother, Ella C Brown, was 31. He married Lena Beatrice Cobb on 27 January 1920, in New York, United States. He lived in Marathon, Cortland, New York, United States in 1915 and Cortland, New York, United States in 1917. He died on 9 December 1981, in Marathon, Marathon, Cortland, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Marathon, Marathon, Cortland, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harris Albro
1895–1981
Gladys Leonta Sweetland
1894–1971
Marriage: 12 July 1936

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 July 1936Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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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.
    1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
    Age 22
    Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
    Age 23
    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from places called Aldborough (in Norfolk and North Yorkshire) or Aldbrough (in East and North Yorkshire), or possibly a variant of Albury . All of these places were named with Old English eald ‘old’ + burh ‘stronghold’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Albury

    Sources (14)

    • Harris Albro in household of Lewis N Albro, "New York State Census, 1905"
    • Harris Albro, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Harris Albro, "United States Census, 1930"

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