Lillian Prouty

Female3 March 1867–28 November 1918

Brief Life History of Lillian

When Lillian Prouty was born on 3 March 1867, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Orlando Charles Prouty, was 23 and her mother, Juliette E Lincoln, was 17. She married George Elbridge Fairbanks on 28 March 1885. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Norwell, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. She died on 28 November 1918, in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Elbridge Fairbanks
1864–1931
Lillian Prouty
1867–1918
Marriage: 28 March 1885
Percy Clifton Fairbanks
1885–1938
Mabel Reed Fairbanks
1888–
Ruth Lincoln Fairbanks
1894–1983

Sources (28)

  • Lillian Prouty in household of Orlando Prouty, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lillian Prouty, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Lillian Prouty, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 March 1885
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 1

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 14

    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

    Probably an altered form of Scottish Proudy, unexplained. This is a distinguished surname in VT.

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

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