Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Doughty was born on 15 March 1880, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, Joseph Edwin Doughty, was 30 and her mother, Laura Ellen Abell, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Joseph Edwin Doughty
1850–1938
Laura Ellen Abell
1851–1924
Florence Doughty
1877–
Laura Doughty
1880–
Elsie Doughty
1881–
Della Doughty
1884–1898
Edward James Doughty
1886–1980
Sources (3)
- Laura Doughty in household of Joesph E Doughty, "United States Census, 1880"
- Douty, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Douty, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
Parents and Siblings
1850–1938 Male
1851–1924 Female
Siblings (5)
1877– Female
1880– Female
1881– Female
1884–1898 Female
1886–1980 Male
World Events (3)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1882 · Cleveland School of Art
Age 2
Originally called the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, the Cleveland School of Art is a co-educational school that has highlighted its students works in different arts and designs. After World War II, the school began offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and soon after became the Cleveland Institute of Art. The school today offers 17 different artistic programs all year long.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion jouster, from Middle English do(u)ghti, douti, dighti (Old English dohtig, dyhtig) ‘bold, brave, strong; worthy; excellent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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