Brief Life History of Thomas Afton
When Thomas Afton Archibald was born on 18 October 1899, in Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States, his father, Thomas Watson Archibald, was 29 and his mother, Ellen Ricks, was 25. He married Leona Mary Williams on 30 September 1926, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Rexburg Election Precinct 2, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 16 January 2000, in Pablo Beach, Duval, Florida, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.
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- Thos A Archibald, "United States 1950 Census"
- Thomas A Archibald, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Thomas Afton Archibald, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1914 · Florida Involvement in World War I
Florida contributed to World War I in several ways. The state's open land and warm climate made for a great military training location. Additional technological and agricultural developments took place in Florida as well. Roughly 42,030 Floridians joined the troops during 1917 and 1918.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from a personal name, Archibald, of Anglo-Norman French and (ultimately) ancient Germanic origin (see Archambault ). In the Highlands of Scotland it was taken as an Anglicized equivalent of the Gaelic personal name Gille Easbaig ‘servant of the bishop’ (see Gillespie ), probably because of the approximate phonetic similarity between Arch(i)bald and easbaig. Both Archibald and Gillespie are personal names much favored among Clan Campbell.
History: This is the name of a leading Nova Scotia family, taken there by four brothers who emigrated from Londonderry, northern Ireland, in 1750–62.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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