Montrose Everett Dingley

Brief Life History of Montrose Everett

When Montrose Everett Dingley was born on 28 November 1915, in Dubois, Bingham, Idaho, United States, his father, Royal Simeon Dingley, was 48 and his mother, Harriet Catherine Huff, was 40. He married Marguerite Marie Evans on 15 January 1936, in Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States. He lived in Medicine Lodge, Clark, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 28 October 1994, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States.

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Montrose Everett Dingley
1915–1994
Lois Mary Bloor
1926–1978
Marriage: 21 March 1952
Billy Roy Dingley

Sources (12)

  • Montrose E Dingley in household of Royal S Dingley, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Montrose E. Dingley, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • Montrose Everett Dingley, "Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1916 · Boeing Aircraft

The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI. 

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire): habitational name from Dingley in Northamptonshire, possibly derived from an Old English personal name Dynni + -ing (connective particle) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’, meaning ‘Dynni's clearing’, or from Old English dyngel (Middle English dingle) ‘deep hollow, narrow valley, or gully’ + Old English lēah. This name is sometimes confused with Dingle .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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