Brief Life History of Helen Luella
When Helen Luella Benard was born on 29 December 1912, in Colorado, United States, her father, Melvin Wesley Benard, was 34 and her mother, Anna Frances Franklin, was 43. She married Charles Earl Benard on 16 June 1931, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She lived in Denver, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States in 1940. She died on 3 May 1972, in Bellevue, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, King, Washington, United States.
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- Helen Benard in household of Melvin Benard, "United States Census, 1920"
- Helen Bernard, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Helen Benard, "Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Alain, Armand, Emile, Francois, Henri, Jacques, Patrice, Pierre, Serge.
French (Bénard): variant of Bernard .
History: René Bénard/Besnard dit Bourjoli from Villiers-au-Bouin in Indre-et-Loire, France, married Marie Sédilot in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1661.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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