Harvey John Fleet

Brief Life History of Harvey John

Harvey John Fleet was born on 10 June 1907, in Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Samuel Richard Fleet and Anna Kimmell. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Gladys P Minner. He lived in Hickory Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and Delaware Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 January 1985, at the age of 77, and was buried in Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey John Fleet
1907–1985
Gladys P Minner
1910–2000
Joan Elizabeth Fleet
1929–2014
Paul Fleet
Harvey Fleet
1948–

Sources (10)

  • Harvey Fleet, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harvey John Fleet - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Harvey John Fleet
  • Harvey J. Fleet, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

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

English:

habitational name from Middle English flete ‘estuary, watercourse’ (Old English flēot). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived beside an estuary or watercourse, or toponymic, from a place so named, such as Fleet in Lincolnshire, Dorset, Kent, Middlesex, Hampshire or Holt Fleet, Worcestershire.

nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English flete ‘swift, rapid’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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