Evelyn Edna Adam

1906–1989 (Age 82)
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Evelyn Edna

When Evelyn Edna Adam was born on 26 March 1906, in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph M. Adam, was 31 and her mother, Sylvia G. Maynard, was 33. She married Henry Albert Miller on 6 January 1944, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States. She lived in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1910 and Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1920. She died on 27 February 1989, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Evelyn Edna Adam
1906–1989
Henry Albert Miller
1911–1957
Marriage: 6 January 1944

Spouse & Children

  • Evelyn Edna Adam

    Female1906–1989Female

  • Henry Albert Miller

    Male1911–1957Male

MARRIAGE
6 January 1944
Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Parents & Siblings

  • Joseph M. Adam

    Male1874–Male

  • Sylvia G. Maynard

    Female1872–Female

siblings

(10)

  • Melina J. Adam

    Female1896–Female

  • Charles J. Adam

    Male1898–1902Male

  • Lydia Lillian Adam

    Female1900–1970Female

  • Albert A Adam

    Male1902–Male

  • Lilian Adam

    Female1902–Female

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1907 · Larchmont sinks

Age 1

On February 11, 1907, a passenger ship gets rammed by a coal carrier just southwest of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. It takes only 10 minutes for the Larchmont to sink. Only 19 of those on board survive. The next day bodies of those that had been on the ship continue to wash up onto the shore.
1929

Age 23

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Hebrew: In Hebrew, the scriptural name Adhám signifies "man," literally earthy or red earth; one authority says the name in Ethiopic means to be fair or beautiful. From this name comes the nurse-name Addy, or little Adam. The Gaelic form is Adambh. Adamina is a female name formed from Adam.

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Sources (3)

  • Evelyn E Adam, "Rhode Island State Census, 1925"
  • Evlyn E Adam in household of Joseph F Adam, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Evelyn Adam in household of Joseph M Adam, "United States Census, 1910"

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