Brief Life History of Phoebe
When Phoebe Greenwood was born on 1 December 1894, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John K. Greenwood, was 27 and her mother, Letitia Crossley, was 25. She married Joseph Henry Crabtree on 11 July 1925, in Maine, United States. She lived in Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 13 January 1959, in Sanford, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Phobe Crabtree in household of Joseph H Crabtree, "United States Census, 1930"
- Phoebe Greenwood, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996" married Joseph H Crabree 11 Jul 1925 Maine
- Phoebe Crabtree, "Find A Grave Index"
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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 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
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 (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Greenwood Lee in Heptonstall (Yorkshire), from Middle English grene ‘green’ + wode ‘wood’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünholz, an ornamental compound of German grün ‘green’ + Holz ‘wood’, and probably also of the same German surname.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Grünwald (see Grunwald ), and of French Boisvert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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