Brief Life History of Francis W
When Francis W DesJarlais was born on 15 January 1928, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Frank Xavier Desjarlais, was 39 and his mother, Harriet M Hoffman, was 31. He married Donna L Ravey before 1874. He lived in Little River, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 October 1968, in Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 40.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Francis Desjarlais in household of Frank Desjarlais, "United States Census, 1930"
- Francis Desjarlais, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Frances Dejarlais in household of Frank Dejarlais, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1928–1968 Male
1933–2010 Female
Parents and Siblings
1888–1965 Male
1896–1963 Female
Siblings (6)
1914–1965 Male
1918–2010 Female
1921–2003 Male
1926–1995 Male
1928–1968 Male
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World Events (8)
1929
Age 1
1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law
Age 4
1941
Age 13
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Gilles, Marcel, Armand, Eugenie, Germaine, Herve, Mireille, Normand.
French Canadian: altered form of Walloon De Gerlaise, itself a variant, with the preposition de ‘from, of’, of Gerlache (see Herlache ). In the US, the surname Desjarlais is also common among Native Americans (Chippewas). The surname (De) Gerlaise is no longer found in Belgium.
History: The progenitor of the Desjarlaises was Jean-Jacques de Gerlaise dit St. Amand, a soldier from Liège in Wallonia, Belgium, who in 1667 married Jeanne Trudel in QC.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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