Allen Family Tree » Valerie M. Short (1893-1938)

Personal data Valerie M. Short 


Household of Valerie M. Short

She is married to Francis Ralph DuRette.

They got married on December 20, 1914 at Fairfield, Oregon, she was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
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  3. (Not public)
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  6. (Not public)
  8. (Not public)
  9. (Not public)
  10. (Not public)
  11. Ruth Mary DuRette  1938-1938


Notes about Valerie M. Short

Valerie died two days after having her 11th child.

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Historical events

Birthday April 4, 1893

  • The temperature on April 4, 1893 was about 10.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.
    • July 9 » Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
    • July 11 » A revolution led by the liberal general and politician José Santos Zelaya takes over state power in Nicaragua.
    • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
    • September 16 » Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
    • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of marriage December 20, 1914

  • The temperature on December 20, 1914 was between 0.1 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
    • July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
    • July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
    • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
    • September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
    • November 7 » The first issue of The New Republic is published.

Day of death May 25, 1938

  • The temperature on May 25, 1938 was between 4.1 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
    • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
    • September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
    • November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
    • December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.


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