Brief Life History of Eva M
When Eva M Jordan was born on 2 November 1875, in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Charles S Jordan, was 31 and her mother, Nellie Martha Deering, was 19. She married Fred Philip LeGrow on 31 October 1898, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Portland Ward 5, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1910 and Portland Ward 1, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1920.
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- Eva M Mcgraw in household of Fred P Mcgraw, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eva May Jordan, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Eva M Jordan, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English, German, French (mainly Alsace and Haute-Savoie), Polish, Czech, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán): from the Christian personal name or nickname Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was a common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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