Brief Life History of Robert William
Robert William Vonnoh was born on 17 September 1858, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States as the son of William Vonnoh and Frederika Haug. He married Grace D. Farrell on 7 July 1886, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1933 and lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1930 and Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1933. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 28 December 1933, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, at the age of 75, and was buried in East Saybrook, Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Robert Vimoh, "United States Census, 1900"
- Robert Vonnoh, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Robert W. Vonnoh, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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World Events (8)
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860
1864 · Champs-Élysées Avenue
Champs-Élysées is over 6,000 feet long and over 200 feet wide. The name is French for Elysian Fields were in Greek mythology was the paradise for the dead heroes. It is one of the oldest avenues in France and is also the location of the Arc de Triomphe.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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