Ethel Lucy Marshall

Female2 November 1893–9 October 1971

Brief Life History of Ethel Lucy

When Ethel Lucy Marshall was born on 2 November 1893, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, her father, William Francis Marshall, was 22 and her mother, Frances Georgiana Foulon, was 18. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Edward James Higgins. She lived in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States for about 10 years and Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1971. She died on 9 October 1971, at the age of 77, and was buried in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward James Higgins
1894–1940
Ethel Lucy Marshall
1893–1971
Doris Higgins
1918–2010
Edward Higgins
1927–2012

Sources (15)

  • Ethel Higgins in household of Edward Higgins, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ethel Lucy Marshall, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  • Ethel M Higgins, "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 3

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.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

Age 20

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 23

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: usually an occupational name ‘farrier’, occasionally a status name ‘chief official of a royal household or court; a high officer of state’, from Middle English mareshal and Old French maresc(h)al. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek ). This name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. It is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

Americanized form of German Marschall .

Americanized form of French Mercier .

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

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