Gerald J Hatch

Brief Life History of Gerald J

When Gerald J Hatch was born on 10 February 1936, in Jensen, Uintah, Utah, United States, his father, Jeremiah Nickell Hatch, was 38 and his mother, Mildred Trujillo, was 34. He married Jerri Ellen McGrath on 16 March 1958, in Baldwin Park, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Ballard, Uintah, Utah, United States in 1950 and Irvine, Calaveras, California, United States in 2005. He died on 22 March 2008, in West Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Gerald J Hatch
1936–2008
Jerri Ellen McGrath
1941–1993
Marriage: 16 March 1958
Sheryl Ann Hatch
1958–2017
Kimberly Jo Hatch
1961–2006

Sources (13)

  • Gerald Hatch, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gerald J Hatch - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Gerald J Hatch
  • Gerald J Hatch, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Hatch (Bedfordshire, Devon, Hampshire, Somerset, Wiltshire), Hacche in South Molton (Devon), or else a topographic name from residence near a hatch, a gate leading to a forest or sometimes a sluice-gate, from Middle English hacche ‘gate’ (Old English hæcce, Kentish Old English hec(c)). This name has been in Ireland since the 17th century, associated with County Meath and the nearby part of Louth.

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

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