Brief Life History of Archie
When Archie Winchell was born on 5 January 1878, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Avery A Winchell, was 36 and his mother, Ann Augusta Fox, was 33. He married Clara A. Dickens in 1904. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Amity, Allegany, New York, United States in 1910 and Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 May 1938, in Old Town, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
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- Archie Winchill, "New York State Census, 1892"
- Archie Winchell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Archie Winchell, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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
English: from Old English wencel ‘child’, perhaps used to distinguish a son from his father with the same personal name or perhaps a nickname for a person with a baby face or childlike manner.
Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Windshiel (formerly Winscheill) in Berwickshire.
Americanized form of Jewish Winschel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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