Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Mennier was born on 22 April 1880, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, David Meunier, was 39 and his mother, Philomène Grégoirè, was 40.
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Sources (4)
- Joseph Meunies in household of David Meunies, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph Mennier, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Joseph Meunier in household of David Meunier, "Canada Census, 1881"
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World Events (3)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Marcel, Andre, Armand, Cecile, Emile, Fernand, Michel, Pierre, Yvon, Aldor, Alyre.
French and Walloon: occupational name for a miller, meunier (Old French mounier, from an agent derivative of Latin molina ‘mill’). Compare Menier , Miller , and Monier 1.
Altered form of French Mignier (see Minier 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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