Bertha Lewis Evans

Female12 February 1888–22 January 1976

Brief Life History of Bertha Lewis

When Bertha Lewis Evans was born on 12 February 1888, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Frederick Bailey Evans, was 35 and her mother, Fannie Bowers Lewis, was 32. She married Albert Edward Rand on 19 June 1909, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1935 and Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States in 1940. She died on 22 January 1976, in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Edward Rand
1883–1940
Bertha Lewis Evans
1888–1976
Marriage: 19 June 1909
Edward Sumner Rand
1910–1990
Evans Lewis Rand
1915–1957
Catherine Evans Rand
1916–1990
Albert Tyler Rand
1920–1920

Sources (22)

  • Bertha Rand, "Rhode Island State Census, 1935"
  • Bertha Lewis Evans, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Bertha Lewis Evans, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 June 1909Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

    Age 7

    On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 24

    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

    Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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