Brief Life History of Stella A
When Stella A Dennis was born on 7 March 1916, in Maryland, United States, her father, Purnell Joshua Dennis, was 41 and her mother, Clara Stella Davis, was 39. She lived in Election District 9 West Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, United States in 1920 and District 3, Worcester, Maryland, United States in 1930. She died on 12 December 1935, in Worcester, Maryland, United States, at the age of 19, and was buried in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Estella Dennis in household of Purnell Dennis, "United States Census, 1930"
- Stella Dennis, "BillionGraves Index"
- Stella A Dennis in household of Pernell J Dennis, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
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.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Denis(e), Dinis(e), vernacular forms of Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including Saint Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron saint of France. From the 12th century onward, the popularity of the name in England (and of its cognates, mainly Denis , in the continental Europe) seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in vernacular English likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may originate from it.
English: from Middle English deneis, a variant of danais ‘Danish’, with the vowel influenced by Middle English denshe (Old English denisc). Compare Dence .
Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2 above, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to McDonough , since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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