Brief Life History of Gertie E.
Gertie E. Willett was born in 1876. She married John William Winslow on 22 June 1895, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Gertie E Willet, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Gertie E. Willett, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Gertie E Willett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .
English: sometimes a variant of Willard .
English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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