Brief Life History of Edgar Leroy
When Edgar Leroy Tucker was born on 3 March 1885, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Edgar Johnson Tucker, was 25 and his mother, Louise Brown Manning, was 20. He married Cora Agnes Dimick on 22 June 1909, in Gurleyville, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States in 1910 and Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 2 April 1943, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Edgar L Tucker in household of Wallace J Wright, "United States Census, 1910"
- Edgar Leroy, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Edgar Leroy Tucker, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1885–1943 Male
1886–1964 Female
Children (1)
1914–1978 Male
Parents and Siblings
1859–1938 Male
1865–1914 Female
Siblings (2)
1885–1943 Male
1894–1923 Female
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1900 · First U.S. Navy Submarine Constructed
Age 15
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 16
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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