Brief Life History of Merle Pauline
When Merle Pauline Chesley was born on 4 April 1906, in Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States, her father, John Phillip Chesley, was 35 and her mother, Florence Charlesworth, was 26. She married Francis Eugene Shea on 25 December 1923. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Gridley, Butte, California, United States in 1920 and Yuba City, Sutter, California, United States in 1930. She died on 13 October 1945, in Placer, California, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Roseville, Placer, California, United States.
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- Merle Chesley in household of John Phillip Chesley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Carson City, Nevada, Marriage Index, 1855-1985
- MERLE P. MacCRACKEN, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: from Chearsley (Buckinghamshire), early recorded as Cherdesle or Chardesleye.
Possibly an Americanized form of German Schüssler (see Schuessler ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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