Duane Edward Leggett

Male15 December 1921–3 November 2009

Brief Life History of Duane Edward

When Duane Edward Leggett was born on 15 December 1921, in New Harrisburg, Carroll, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Harrison Leggett, was 34 and his mother, Myrtle Olive John, was 29. He married Evelyn Mae Carlson on 2 December 1941, in Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, United States. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 3 November 2009, in Mills, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery, Evansville, Natrona, Wyoming, United States.

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Duane Edward Leggett
1921–2009
Lois Chappell
1935–
Marriage: 26 May 1961

Sources (8)

  • Duane Leggett in household of Harrison Leggett, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Duane E. Leggett, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • Duane E Leggett, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 May 1961Roosevelt, Montana, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1933 · Fort Peck Dam Construction Begins

    Age 12

    Construction on the Fort Peck Dam started in 1933. It is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River. It is located in the northeastern part of Montana near Glasgow and Fort Peck.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English legat, legate ‘delegate, ambassador, deputy’ (Old French legat), Latin legatus ‘one who is appointed or ordained’.

    English: variant of Legard , especially in Sussex, perhaps through confusion of the two names.

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

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