Gene P. Trowbridge
1916–1996 (Age 80)
Morgan, Indiana, United States
The Life of Gene P.
When Gene P. Trowbridge was born on 29 March 1916, in Morgan, Indiana, United States, his father, Charles Trowbridge, was 27 and his mother, Edna Opal Baker, was 25. He lived in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 22 November 1996, in Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80.
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Family Time Line
Gene P. Trowbridge
1916–1996
Margaret A. Clay
1920–2007
Spouse & Children
1916–1996Male
1920–2007Female
Parents & Siblings
1888–1982Male
1890–1967Female
siblings
(2)
1911–1997Male
1916–1996Male
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Age 1
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 21
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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: habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Gene Trowbridge, "United States Census, 1940"
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