Brief Life History of Irwin Scofield
When Irwin Scofield Guernsey was born on 10 October 1891, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, his father, William Henry Guernsey, was 44 and his mother, Eupheme Hamilton Irwin, was 25. He married Dorothy Boddy on 28 June 1918, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States for about 30 years and Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, United States in 1940. He died in February 1970, in Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Erwin B Guernsey, "United States Census, 1930"
- Chaunsey Guernsey, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- Irwin S Guernsey, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
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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.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English (southern): habitational name from the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The name of the island is from the Old Norse ey ‘island’, with an uncertain first element, perhaps the male personal name Grani in the genitive case with original -ar, or from a genitive case form of grǫn ‘pine’. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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