Ursula Claire McCann

Brief Life History of Ursula Claire

When Ursula Claire McCann was born on 28 August 1908, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Aidan Moses McCann, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Geraldine Fay Fitzgerald, was 29. She married Arthur Raymond Merrill on 30 October 1937, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. She died on 18 February 1998, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.

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Arthur Raymond Merrill
1907–1971
Ursula Claire McCann
1908–1998
Marriage: 30 October 1937

Sources (15)

  • Urusla Mc Cann, "United States Census, 1930"
  • U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  • Ursula Claire Merrill, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Malachy, Donovan, Liam, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Colum, Conan, Donal, Kiernan, Ronan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cana ‘son of Cana’, a personal name based on cana ‘wolf cub’.

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

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