Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Winne was born on 10 August 1889, in Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, Charles H Winne, was 22 and his mother, Isabel Walsh, was 16. He married Elsie M Vanwagner on 23 October 1916, in Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in September 1979, in Rensselaer, New York, United States, at the age of 90.
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- George H Winne in household of Charles H Winne, "New York State Census, 1905"
- George H Winne, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- George Henry Winne, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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.
1900
Lansingburgh, to the north, became part of Troy in 1900.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
Flemish: occupational name for an agricultural worker, from Middle Dutch winne ‘peasant’.
English and Scottish: variant of Winn or Wynne .
History: Pieter Winne (1609–c. 1690) was born in Ghent, Flanders, and brought his family to New Netherland (now NY) c. 1653, where he became a prominent fur trader. He and his wife Tannetje had at least twelve children.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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