Brief Life History of Willis Eddie
When Willis Eddie Welch was born on 19 September 1875, in St. Albans, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, Charles Welch, was 31 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Gerald, was 33. He married Nellie May Jepson on 9 November 1895, in St. Albans, Somerset, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Canaan, Somerset, Maine, United States in 1880 and New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States in 1930. He died in 1947, in St. Albans, Somerset, Maine, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Hartland, Somerset, Maine, United States.
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- William E Welch, "United States Census, 1900"
- Willie Welch, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Willis E Welch, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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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.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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