Brief Life History of Eugene Pusey
When Eugene Pusey Monks was born on 6 June 1875, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Wesley Monks, was 26 and his mother, Rachel Elizabeth Jefferis, was 23. He married Mary Ann Gertrude “Minnie” Devine on 14 December 1893, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died in 1958, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Eugene P. Monks in household of J. Wesley Monks, "United States Census, 1880"
- Eugene P. Monks, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Eugene P. Monks, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
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: variant of Monk , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German (Mönks): patronymic from Mönk (see Monk ).
English (Lancashire) and Irish (Dublin): topographic name from Middle English (atte) monkes ‘(at the) monk's (house or quarters), (at the) monastery’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, presumably a servant. Compare Maidens , Masters , Parsons .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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