Richard Peter Early

2 November 1903–11 February 1981 (Age 77)
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

The Life Summary of Richard Peter

When Richard Peter Early was born on 2 November 1903, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, his father, Richard Peter Early, was 30 and his mother, Hendrina Delia Boers, was 28. He married Irene Lucille Lewis on 23 March 1929, in St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. In 1930, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as druggist in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He died on 11 February 1981, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Peter Early
1903–1981
Irene Lucille Lewis
1906–1993
Marriage: 23 March 1929

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 March 1929St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1904
    Age 1
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
    1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge
    Age 7
    The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    1927
    Age 24
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: in Ireland, this is generally the English name in 2 below, but it was also adopted for any of several Irish surnames that contain or appear to contain moch, which means ‘early’ or ‘timely’, including Ó Mocháin (see Mohan ), Ó Mochóir, Ó Mochéirghe, and Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe (from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’). The name appears in Scotland by the end of the 18th century, possibly sometimes from England but mostly no doubt from Ireland.English: habitational name chiefly from Earley (Berkshire), but Earnley (Sussex), Arley (Warwickshire), Areley Kings (Worcestershire), and Upper Arley (Worcestershire) may also have contributed to the surname. All five placenames are derived from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Americanized form of German Ehrle .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Earley
    Mohan

    Sources (10)

    • Richard Peter Early, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
    • Richard P Early in household of Richard Early, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Richard Early, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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