Brief Life History of Robert Percy
When Robert Percy Swan was born on 14 September 1875, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Walter Robert Swan, was 32 and his mother, Mary Francena Belcher, was 26. He died on 4 March 1961, in Stoughton, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Robt Q Swan in household of Walter R Swan, "United States Census, 1880"
- Robert Percy Swan, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Robert Percy Swan, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English swon(e), northern Middle English swan(e) ‘swineherd; peasant; male servant’ (Old English swān). Compare Swain 2, with which this name was thoroughly confused.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English swan, swon ‘swan’. In the Middle Ages, the swan was taken as a symbol of false pride, and, according to Chaucer, jealousy. Compare Kite , Nightingale , and Pye .
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Swan, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Sveinn. Compare Swain 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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