Paul Darwin Foote

Male27 March 1888–August 1971

Brief Life History of Paul Darwin

When Paul Darwin Foote was born on 27 March 1888, in Andover, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, his father, Howard Spencer Foote, was 35 and his mother, Abbie Lottie Tourgee, was 22. He married Berenice Clair Foote on 3 February 1913, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1920 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died in August 1971, in District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in The Falls Church, Falls Church, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Darwin Foote
1888–1971
Berenice Clair Foote
1889–1939
Marriage: 3 February 1913
Charlotte Jane Foote
1914–1994
William Spencer Foote
1919–

Sources (19)

  • Paul D Foote in household of Ida L Sherwin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Paul Darwin Foot, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Paul D Foote, "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 February 1913Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1889 · Washington Becomes a State

    Age 1

    On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    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.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 22

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from Middle English fot ‘foot’ (Old English fōt), sometimes translated in medieval documents by Latin cum pede ‘with the foot’. Probably a nickname for someone with a deformity of the foot or with large feet.

    English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Fot, from Old Norse Fótr, originally a nickname with the same sense as 1 above.

    English: topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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