Brief Life History of Robert William
When Robert William Packer was born on 11 February 1900, in Preston, Chenango, New York, United States, his father, Frederick William Packer, was 26 and his mother, Jessie May Taylor, was 21. He married Bertha Matilda Fife on 25 November 1928, in York, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Tompkins, New York, United States in 1935 and Porter, Niagara, New York, United States in 1940. He died on 29 December 1992, in Watkins Glen, Dix, Schuyler, New York, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States.
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- Robert W Packer, "United States Census, 1940"
- Robert William Packer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Robert Packer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: probably an occupational name for a wool packer, from an agent noun derivative of Middle English pakken ‘to pack’.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent noun derivative of Middle Low German pak, German Pack ‘package’, hence an occupational name for a wholesale trader, especially in the wool trade, one who sold goods in large packages rather than broken down into smaller quantities, or alternatively one who rode or drove pack animals to transport goods.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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