Brief Life History of Mildred Elizabeth
When Mildred Elizabeth Hanson was born on 27 July 1913, in Twinsburg, Summit, Ohio, United States, her father, Richard Harvey Hanson, was 23 and her mother, Helen May Collins, was 24. She married Edward Elmer Brittan on 27 November 1932, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Moran, Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 31 December 2003, in Ravenna, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 90.
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- Mildred Brittan in household of Edward E Brittan, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mildred E Brittan, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mildred E Hanson in entry for John W Hamley and Betty M Brittan, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
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1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hann or Hand + son; see Hand 5.
Irish: variant of Hampson .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Hansson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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