Brief Life History of Neil Seward
When Neil Seward Carrier was born on 31 January 1897, in Haskell Flats, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, his father, Seward Harvey Carrier, was 23 and his mother, Lena Rude, was 19. He lived in Wirt, Allegany, New York, United States in 1920 and Bolivar, Allegany, New York, United States in 1925. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 30 October 1938, in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, Allegany, New York, United States.
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- Neil Carrier, "United States Census, 1920"
- Neil Seward Carrier, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Neil S. Carrier, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Lucien, Cecile, Alain, Gaetan, Gilles, Jacques, Laurent, Normand.
English and southern French: from Middle English, Old French car(r)ier (from Late Latin carrarius, a derivative of carrum ‘cart, wagon’, a word of Gaulish origin), an occupational name for a carter (see Carter ), in French also for a cartwright. Compare French Charrier .
French: occupational name for a stonemason or quarryman, carrier. Compare Coyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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