Henry Farnum (1882–?)
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- 1882
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When was Henry Farnum born? 1882.
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Henry Farnum (1882–?) was born in 1882. A cemetery record documents Henry's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Henry's life.
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1886 · age 4 — The Statue of Liberty was dedicated
1906 · age 24 — The San Francisco earthquake struck
1918 · age 36 — World War I ended and the influenza pandemic swept the world
1935 · age 53 — The Social Security Act was signed
1945 · age 63 — World War II ended
1955 · age 73 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1964 · age 82 — The Civil Rights Act was signed
1976 · age 94 — The United States celebrated its Bicentennial
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When was Henry Farnum born?
Henry Farnum was born in 1882.
Where is Henry Farnum buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Henry's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Henry Farnum was born?
Chester A. Arthur was president of the United States when Henry was born.
What major events happened during Henry Farnum's lifetime?
During Henry's lifetime: the Statue of Liberty was dedicated (1886, age 4); the Titanic sank (1912, age 30); Prohibition ended in the United States (1933, age 51); Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier (1947, age 65); the Cuban Missile Crisis took place (1962, age 80); the United States celebrated its Bicentennial (1976, age 94).
Which U.S. censuses would include Henry Farnum?
Federal censuses taken during Henry's lifetime and now public: 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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