Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Grille was born in 1913, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Leonard Grilli, was 30 and her mother, Antonetta Fozza, was 21. She lived in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years.
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Sources (3)
- Emma Grilli in household of Emil Grilli, "United States Census, 1940"
- Emma Grille in household of Leonard Grille, "United States Census, 1920"
- Emma Grille in household of Leonardo Grille, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1913
A strike led by silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The primary demands of the strike were focused on improved quality of working conditions and establishing an eight-hour workday limit. Two protestors were killed during the strike, and over 1,850 workers were arrested. The strike ultimately ended in failure, due to the manufacturers' inability to accept the demands of the strikes.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
Possibly an altered form of Irish Crilly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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