Leslie

Brief Life History of Leslie

When Leslie was born in 1917, in Oregon, United States, his father, Lester Andrew Leslie, was 25 and his mother, Valletta Olive Watson, was 23. He died in 1920, at the age of 3.

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Family Time Line

Lester Andrew Leslie
1892–1959
Valletta Olive Watson
1894–1953
Leslie
1914–
Helen Irene Leslie
1915–2009
Leslie
1916–1920
Thelma Ethel Leslie
1916–1917
Leslie
1917–1920
Leslie
1919–1920
Raymond Virgil Leslie
1921–1990
Leslie
1922–1930
Donald Neil Leslie
1923–2002

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    World Events (3)

    1917

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    1917 · Joining the First World War

    Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.

    1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division

    Thousands of soldiers were assigned to the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to provide wood for airplanes and ships during World War I. Poor working conditions in 1917 caused the men to strike which slowed the logging production in the area. The demands of the strikers were rejected by the lumber companies. As the need was ever-present for lumber during the war, the government stationed soldiers to do the work. Over 230 spruce soldier camps were built and occupied throughout the Pacific Northwest at this time. 

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from a barony in Aberdeenshire, which is first recorded c. 1180 in the form Lesslyn, of obscure origin. Leslie in Fife is said to be named for this place; in some cases the surname may come from there.

    English: from the Middle English female personal name Lecelin, a double diminutive of Lece. See Leece and Lesley .

    History: The Scottish Clan Leslie claims descent from Bartolf, a Hungarian nobleman who came to Scotland in 1068 or 1070 in the retinue of Queen Margaret. She was an English princess who had been born and brought up in Hungary and who went on to marry King Malcolm III of Scotland. Members of the clan have held several titles in the peerage of Scotland, including Earl of Rothes (from 1437).

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

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