Joyce A Alswager

Female30 July 1942–18 April 1998

Brief Life History of Joyce A

When Joyce A Alswager was born on 30 July 1942, in Menominee, Michigan, United States, her father, Amos Omer Alswager, was 27 and her mother, Joyce Estella Archambault, was 24. She died on 18 April 1998, in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Omer Alswager
1914–1987
Joyce Estella Archambault
1917–2012
Joyce A Alswager
1942–1998

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Joyce A. Alswager - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Joyce A. Alswager
  • Joyce A Alswager, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Joyce Alswager, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 2

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

1954 · Worlds Largest Christmas Store

Age 12

Wally Bronner opened what would become the world's largest Christmas Store in 1954 as a result of successfully creating custom Christmas panels for city lampposts. Since then, the Frankenmuth store has expanded to a 27 acre landscaped lot with over 50,000 Christmas related items in his store. Bronner's attracts over two million guests per year.

1957 · Mighty Mac

Age 15

"The 26,372 foot Mackinac Bridge was built to span the Straits of Mackinac which connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the state of Michigan. Nicknamed ""Mighty Mac,"" the bridge was designed by engineer David B. Steinman and is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. The bridge opened on November 1, 1957."

Name Meaning

Apparently from the Norman male name Josce (Middle English Josse), which in turn is from Jodocus, a Latinized form of a Breton name, Iodoc, meaning ‘lord’, borne by a 7th-century Breton saint. The name was in use in England among Breton followers of William the Conqueror. However, although this was fairly common as a male given name in the Middle Ages, it had virtually died out by the 14th century. There is evidence of its use as a girl's name from the 16th century onwards in parishes with strong Puritan links, which suggests that it may have been associated with the vocabulary word joy; see Joy . It was strongly revived in the 19th century under the influence of popular fiction. It is borne by characters in Mrs Henry Wood's East Lynne ( 1861 ) and Edna Lyall's In the Golden Days ( 1885 ). Modern use may well have been influenced also by the common Irish surname derived from the medieval Norman male name. See also Joss .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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