Brief Life History of Frederick Calvin
When Frederick Calvin Braithwaite was born on 17 May 1888, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Braithwaite, was 34 and his mother, Mary Brown, was 28. He married Martha Ruth Urie on 2 July 1921, in Junction, Piute, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 24 January 1938, in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 49.
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- Frederick Braithwaite, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frederick C. Braithwaite - Government record: birth: about 1889; England, United Kingdom
- Fredric C Braithwait, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
The Logan Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff in 1891 and has been a center piece of Logan since then. In the late 1980's, the Tabernacle underwent a restoration project that restored all the original pioneer designs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from any of the places in Cumbria and Yorkshire named Braithwaite, from Old Norse breithr ‘broad’ + thveit ‘clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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