Brief Life History of Paul
When Paul Gulon was born on 5 November 1917, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Stephen Gulon, was 41 and his mother, Ann Pagac, was 36. He died on 3 January 2001, in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Paul Gulan in household of Stephen Gulan, "United States Census, 1920"
- Paul Gulon, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Paul Gulon in household of Stepan Gulon, "United States Census, 1930"
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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 Chicago Race Riot of 1919
During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Gaston, Jean-Francois, Virginie.
French and English: from the Old French personal name Guyon, a pet form of Guy . Compare Dion 3, Gue , Guion , Yeon 2, Yon 3, and Young 4.
History: Jean Guyon du Buisson from Tourouvre in Orne, France, was one of the earliest settlers on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in New France. He arrived together with his large family in 1634, and is said to be an ancestor of at least three out of four Québécois. Among the surnames borne by his descendants are his surname Guyon and its various altered forms, including Deo(n), Deyo, Dion, Yéon, Yon, and Young, and also the dit (‘also called’) names Darbonne and Dumontier , adopted as a surname by two of his grandsons, and the dit name Lemoine , adopted by another descendant. — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America. As a Huguenot ancestor is listed Jacques Guyon, who was in NY by 1680. However, his descendants bear only an altered form of the surname, Gue .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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