Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Devaney was born in 1874, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, James Devaney, was 57 and her mother, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, was 44. She married John George Stock on 19 April 1892, in South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Marshall, South Dakota, United States in 1920 and Red Iron Lake Township, Marshall, South Dakota, United States in 1930. She died on 21 February 1934, in South Dakota, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in United States.
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- Elizabeth D Stock in household of John G Stock, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elizabeth DeVaney Stock, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Devaney in entry for Bertha Stock, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Irish:
(Armagh and Down): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibheamhna, from a personal name based on dubh ‘black’ + the genitive of Eamhain, the Gaelic name of Navan fort, County Armagh, the legendary capital of Ulster.
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibheanaigh ‘descendant of Duibheannach’, a personal name of uncertain origin; the first element is dubh ‘black’, the second may be eanach ‘marshy place’. The surname has become confused with Devane .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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