Brief Life History of Albert Francis
When Albert Francis Dowling was born on 28 January 1902, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Ernest Louis Dowling, was 34 and his mother, Emily Elizabeth Cross, was 32. He married Hazel Burnett on 1 October 1921, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Birch Creek, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1910 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1930. He died on 24 August 1937, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Albert F Dowling, "United States Census, 1930"
- Albert Dowling, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Albert F Dowling, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1909 · The Grand Opera House of Ogden Changes its name
Known as the Orpheum Theatre, the Opera House was built in 1890 because there was no play house located in the City. People came from all around to see the shows. When the name was changed to the Orpheum, different shows came about to please the viewers tastes and ideas.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Irish (Leinster): variant of Dolan 1, or a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dúnlaing, a North Leinster name meaning ‘descendant of Dúnlang’, an early personal name. Anglicized forms can be indistinguishable from those of Ó Dubhlainn and Ó Dubhláin.
English: variant of Dolling, probably a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English word, dolling, douling ‘dull fellow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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