Edna May Burgin

Brief Life History of Edna May

When Edna May Burgin was born on 9 July 1928, in Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States, her father, Edgar Leon Burgin, was 45 and her mother, Charity E Shaw, was 40. She married George D Sanborn on 20 November 1946, in Maine, United States. She died on 25 February 1995, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States.

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Herbert L Knapp
1923–1996
Edna May Burgin
1928–1995
Marriage: 1 June 1964

Sources (9)

  • Edna M Burgin in household of Edgar L Burgin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edna M Burgin, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
  • Edna M Knapp, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1934 · National Prohibition is Repealed

"After a long history of banning liquor, both on a state and national level, all of the ""Maine Laws"" regarding alcohol were repealed in 1934."

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Burgundy, Old French Bourgogne, Bourgoin ‘the Burgundian’. Alternatively, from the synonymous name Burgoyne .

Swiss German (Bürgin): from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart ).

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

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