Elsie Dantas Coelho

Brief Life History of Elsie Dantas

When Elsie Dantas Coelho was born on 3 August 1925, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Alfredo Rodrigues Coelho, was 36 and her mother, Esther Feijoo Dantas, was 32. She lived in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 June 1961, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 35.

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Family Time Line

Joseph P Leighton
1925–1962
Elsie Dantas Coelho
1925–1961

Sources (6)

  • Elsie Leighton, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elsie Dantas Coelho - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elsie Dantas Coelho
  • Elsie Dantas Coelho, "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Jose, Carlos, Fernando, Francisco, Jorge, Ana, Armando, Luis, Julio, Luiz, Raul. Portuguese Joao, Joaquim, Neuza, Albano, Altair, Conceicao, Guilherme, Henrique, Ilidio, Marcio, Paulo, Zulmira.

Portuguese: from coelho ‘rabbit’ (from Latin cuniculus), applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a rabbit in some way.

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

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