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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Family Time Line
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
1921–2009 Male
1935– Female
Parents and Siblings
1887–1967 Male
1892–1974 Female
Siblings (9)
1918–1997 Male
1920–2000 Male
1921–2009 Male
1923– Female
1924–2019 Female
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 2
1933 · Fort Peck Dam Construction Begins
Age 12
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 23
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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