Brief Life History of Hugh John
When Hugh John Vincent was born on 20 August 1911, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, his father, John Vincent, was 23 and his mother, Adaline Stella Westenhouse, was 22. He married Bernice Fay Livingston on 14 May 1945, in San Francisco, California, United States. He lived in San Francisco, California, United States in 1920. He died on 14 June 1979, in San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States.
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- Hugh J Gillner in household of Glen A Gillner, "United States Census, 1930"
- Hugh John Vincent, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Hugh John Giltner, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1912 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women were granted the right to vote in Oregon on November 5, 1912, with 52% of male voters in favor.
1929
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
English, French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Spanish: from the personal name Vincent, Latin Vincentius, a derivative of vincens, genitive vincentis, present participle of vincere ‘to conquer’. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Spanish martyr widely venerated in the Middle Ages and by a 5th-century monk and writer of Lérins, as well as various other early Christian saints.
Irish: the English surname (see 1 above) has been established in the south of Ireland since the 17th century, and has also been adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhinse ‘son of the dark man of the island’.
History: The surname Vincent of French origin (see 1 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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