Edward Haffey

Male29 July 1896–17 February 1984

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Haffey was born on 29 July 1896, in Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States, his father, Cornelius Haffey Sr., was 37 and his mother, Bridget Meehan, was 39. He died on 17 February 1984, in Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Washington, Daviess, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cornelius Haffey Sr.
1859–1938
Bridget Meehan
1857–1939
John Patrick Haffey
1885–1932
Cecilia Hoffe
1887–1979
Frank Haffey
1888–1910
Catherine Haffey
1891–1929
Cornelius Julian Haffey Jr.
1891–1981
Marguerite Genevieve Haffey
1893–1933
James Haffey
1896–
Edward Haffey
1896–1984
Mary Ann Haffey
1898–1977

Sources (8)

  • Edward H Haffey in household of Cecilia Ray, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Edward H Haffey, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Edward Haffey, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 2

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

Age 10

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

Age 23

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Irish (Armagh): variant of Haughey .

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

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