Brief Life History of Richard Leo
When Richard Leo Duquette was born on 17 October 1901, in Morrisonville, Clinton, New York, United States, his father, John B Duquette, was 24 and his mother, Jennie Duquette, was 20. He married Anna Genevieve Garvey on 28 September 1922, in Clinton, New York, United States. He died on 4 April 1966, in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Richard L Duquette, "United States Census, 1930"
- Richard Leo Duquett, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Find A Grave
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1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Armand, Camille, Adrien, Arsene, Fernand, Jacques, Marcel, Normand, Raoul, Achille, Amie.
Altered form of French Duquet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Dukette .
History: Denis Duquet from France married Catherine Gauthier in Quebec City, QC, in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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