Brief Life History of Herman Bliven
When Herman Bliven Houston was born on 19 December 1903, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Houston, was 32 and his mother, Mary A Williams, was 27. He had at least 1 son with Mildred Bergeron. He died on 27 December 1980, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77.
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Sources (8)
- Herman Houston in household of John D Houston, "United States Census, 1910"
- Herman Bliven Houston, "Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Herman Bliven Houston, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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.
1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies
During WWI there was a dog from Connecticut that made a name for himself, his name was sergeant stubby. He was considered the official mascot of the 102nd infantry. He saved his regiment from suprise mustard attacks, comforted those that had been wounded, and even caught a German soldier and held him there until troops found him. He had his own uniform and everything.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Houston (Renfrewshire), from the genitive case of the personal name Hugh + Middle English, Older Scots ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’). The landlord in question was a certain Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place c. 1160. The Scottish surname is also common in Ulster.
Irish: variant of McCutcheon from Mac Uisdein or Mac Uistein.
History: In 1836 the newly founded city of Houston, TX, was named in honor of Sam Houston (1793–1863), soldier and statesman. As commander in chief of the Texan army he achieved Texas independence from Mexico by routing the army of the Mexican general Santa Anna. His ancestors were Ulster Scots who had emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, in the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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