Brief Life History of Alfred Brooks
When Alfred Brooks Hickey was born on 5 June 1896, in Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, Eugene Hickey, was 39 and his mother, Betty Lucinda Hereford, was 31. He married Gertrude Alice Butcher on 28 December 1916, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. He lived in Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Election District 10 Mountain View, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 15 April 1952, in Mountain View, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Burntfork Cemetery, Burntfork, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States.
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- Alfred Hickey, "United States Census, 1930"
- Alfred B. Hickey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Alfred Brook Hickey, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, James Patrick, Marypat, Aileen, Bridie, Colm, Conn, Conor, Delma, Fergus, Kieran, Liam.
Irish (Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍceadh ‘descendant of Ícidhe’, a common byname meaning ‘doctor, healer’.
English: from a diminutive of Middle English Hick, a pet form of Ricard (see Richard and Hick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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