Brief Life History of Samuel Boyd
When Samuel Boyd Francis was born on 9 February 1918, in Taber, Alberta, Canada, his father, Samuel John Francis D.C., was 32 and his mother, Mabel Smith Lee, was 27. He married Alicia Virginia Arnold on 9 February 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1941 and lived in Tustin, Orange, California, United States in 1950. He died on 15 June 1989, in Clemson, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.
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- Samuel Francis, "United States 1950 Census"
- Samuel Boyd Francis, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
- Samuel Francis, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public
Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.
Name Meaning
English: from the Old French personal name Franceis, modern French François, from Latin Franciscus, originally ‘Frank’, though later used to denote a Frenchman. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Francesco and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Franc , and also their derivatives, e.g. Croatian Francišković (see Francisco 4).
English: ethnic name from the Old French adjective Franceis ‘French’ (see 1 above).
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memories of Grandpa Francis
I was never blessed with the privilege of meeting Grandpa Francis (Samuel Boyd Francis) here in this life. He passed away about 4 years before I was born. That being said, I am very grateful for the f …
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