Brief Life History of John Theodore
When John Theodore Kentfield was born in March 1891, in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Frederick Baker Kentfield, was 45 and his mother, Jennie Matilda Manee, was 35. He married Mary Ella Cope on 1 June 1917, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 13 years and South Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1950. His occupation is listed as dairy industry in Jacksonville, Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States. He died about 1950, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in South Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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- John T Kentfield, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Theordore Hentfield, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- John Theodore Kentfield, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): habitational name from Kenfield in Petham (Kent). The placename probably derives from Old English cyning ‘king’ + feld ‘open country’. The -t- in the surname is a late intrusive development.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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