Alberta Ione Lovejoy

1890–
Pascoag, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Life of Alberta Ione

When Alberta Ione Lovejoy was born on 6 October 1890, in Pascoag, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Ransom Dunn Lovejoy, was 32 and her mother, Hattie Elizabeth Potter, was 29. She lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1890 and Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Ransom Dunn Lovejoy
1858–1949
Hattie Elizabeth Potter
1860–1941
Azael Ransom Lovejoy
1884–
John Augustus Lovejoy
1887–1964
Alberta Ione Lovejoy
1890–
Edward Glaucus Lovejoy
1892–1976
Pauline Lucelle Lovejoy
1895–1902
Kenneth Potter Lovejoy
1902–1920
Harold Lovejoy
1906–1972

Parents & Siblings

  • Ransom Dunn Lovejoy

    Male1858–1949Male

  • Hattie Elizabeth Potter

    Female1860–1941Female

siblings

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World Events (8)

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

Age 5

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 6

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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 33

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English love(n), luve(n) ‘to love’ (Old English lufian) + Middle English joie ‘joy’ (Old French joie).

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

Sources (3)

  • Ione Lovejoy in household of Ransom Lovejoy, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Alberta I Lovejoy in household of Ranson D Lovejoy, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Alberta I Lovejoy in household of Ransom D Lovejoy, "United States Census, 1910"

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