Donald J Kelsey

Male24 July 1927–23 August 1993

Brief Life History of Donald J

Donald J Kelsey was born on 24 July 1927. He died on 23 August 1993, at the age of 66, and was buried in Monona, Dane, Wisconsin, United States.

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Donald J Kelsey
1927–1993
Winnifred Waddell
1928–2015

Sources (3)

  • Donald Junior Kelsey, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
  • Donald J Kelsey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Donald J Kelsey, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (3)

1929

Age 2

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1931

Age 4

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law

Age 5

The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.

History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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

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