Brief Life History of Raymond Alvin
When Raymond Alvin Kimball was born on 8 September 1897, in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Gilpatrick Kimball, was 27 and his mother, Sabrina P. Goodell, was 23. He married Elva Shirley Emerson on 23 November 1921, in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1897 and Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States for about 40 years. He died on 25 January 1976, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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- Raymond G Kimball in household of William Kimball, "United States Census, 1910"
- Raymond Alvin Kimball, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Raymond E Kimball, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Great and Little Kimble (Buckinghamshire). The placename probably derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + belle ‘(bell-shaped) hill’.
variant of Kimble .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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