Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Simanavičius was born in 1862, in Vilkaviškis, Marijampolė, Lithuania, his father, Kazimieras Simanavičius, was 47 and his mother, Ona Brokaitė, was 29. He had at least 1 son with Konstancija Gražulytė. He died on 12 July 1938, in his hometown, at the age of 76, and was buried in Gražiškiai, Lithuania.
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Family Time Line
Jonas Simanavičius
1862–1938
Konstancija Gražulytė
1850–1933
Jonas Simanavičius
1890–1952
Sources (1)
- Jonas Simanavicius in entry for Jonas Simanavicius, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (3)
1918 · Baltic states engage in war to defend independence. Bolshevik, White Russian, German, Polish, and other forces struggle for control of territories. Lithuania fails to regain Polish-occupied Vilnius region.
1920 · Baltic states sign peace treaties with Soviet Russia. Moscow recognizes their independence and renounces all claims to their territories.
1923 · Lithuania annexes Klaipeda region.
Name Meaning
Variant of Jonah , from the New Testament Greek form of the name. Both Jonah and Jonas were used by the Puritans, the latter from the 1560s at least.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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