Brief Life History of Alfred James
When Alfred James Magoon was born on 14 December 1917, in Dalton, Coos, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Cecil Jesse Magoon, was 36 and his mother, Edith Belle Ward, was 26. He died on 5 November 2003, in New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 85.
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Sources (8)
- Alfred J Magoon in household of C Jesse Magoon, "United States Census, 1940"
- Alfred Magoon, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Alfred James Magoon, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Scottish and Irish McGowan .Compare Magoun .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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