Brief Life History of Eliza Emma
When Eliza Emma Worcester was born on 30 April 1889, in Jonesport, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Wilbur Mariner Worcester, was 21 and her mother, Susanna Davis Beal, was 18. She died on 27 November 1961, in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Jonesport, Washington, Maine, United States.
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- Eliza E Wooster in household of Wilbur Wooster, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eliza E Worcester, "Maine Death Index, 1960-1996"
- Eliza Emma Worcester, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · Sinking of USS Maine
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Worcester. The placename means ‘the Roman town of the Weogoran’, from an Old English tribal name Weogoran (genitive plural Weogorena) + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman town’.
History: Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (born 1758) and Samuel Worcester (born 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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