Frances Simas
1904–1994 (Age 90)
California, United States
The Life of Frances
Frances Simas was born in 1904, in California, United States. She married Elbert Milam Chandler on 21 April 1946, in California, United States. She died in June 1994, in her hometown, at the age of 90.
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Family Time Line
Elbert Milam Chandler
1886–1968
Frances Simas
1904–1994
Marriage: 21 April 1946
Spouse and Children
1886–1968Male
1904–1994Female
MARRIAGE
21 April 1946
California, United States
21 April 1946
California, United States
World Events (8)
1904
Age 0
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 2
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1929
Age 25
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Portuguese: from the personal name Simas, of unexplained origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Frances M Simas, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Frances M Simas, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Frances Simas, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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