Florence Wilde Lambert

1863–1968 (Age 105)
Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Florence Wilde

When Florence Wilde Lambert was born on 2 August 1863, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Charles Edward Lambert, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Maria Hammett, was 29. She married Henry Curtis Gurney on 18 August 1886, in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1900. She died in December 1968, in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 105.

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Family Time Line

Florence Wilde Lambert
1863–1968
Henry Curtis Gurney
1859–1903
Marriage: 18 August 1886

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
18 August 1886
Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Parents & Siblings

  • Charles Edward Lambert

    Male1832–1908Male

  • Sarah Maria Hammett

    Female1833–1898Female

siblings

(3)

World Events (8)

1865

Age 2

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President

Age 2

"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 33

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

This name has been translated as "bright or fair lamb." It is more likely from the Old German name Laudbert, from "land-brecht," one distinguished among the people.

Sources (3)

  • Florence W Lambert in household of Chas Lambert, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • Florence W Gurney in household of Henry C Gurney, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Florence W Lambert in household of Chas Lambert, "United States Census, 1870"

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