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Personal data Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. 

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Household of Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.

He is married to Marie Donaldon Ames.

They got married on January 19, 1915 at Winchester, Virginia, he was 26 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Richard Evelyn Byrd  1920-1988

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Evelyn Byrd

William Byrd
1828-1898
Jane "Jennie" Meriwether RIVERS
1840-1930
Joel Walker Flood
1839-1916

Richard Evelyn Byrd
1888-1957

1915

Marie Donaldon Ames
1889-1974

Richard Evelyn Byrd
1920-1988

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    Sources

    1. (Not public)
    2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. Web: U.S., Congressional Medal of Honor Society Recipients, 1839 - 2012, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration / Ancestry.com
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    7. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    8. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Volume: 253 / Ancestry.com
    9. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    10. U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07/01/1948-12/31/1956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N / Ancestry.com

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    Birthday October 25, 1888

    • The temperature on October 25, 1888 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
      • June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
      • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
      • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
      • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
      • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

    Day of marriage January 19, 1915

    • The temperature on January 19, 1915 was between -1.6 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
      • May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
      • June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
      • August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.
      • August 27 » Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
      • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
      • December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.

    Day of death March 11, 1957

    • The temperature on March 11, 1957 was between 5.5 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
      • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
      • March 6 » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
      • April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
      • June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
      • July 1 » The International Geophysical Year begins.
      • October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
    

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