Brief Life History of Dorothy Jeanne
When Dorothy Jeanne Berndt was born on 1 December 1933, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, Elmer Elstow Berndt, was 25 and her mother, Anice Alice McGraw, was 23. She lived in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States in 1950 and Bear Valley, Denver, Colorado, United States in 1973. She died on 26 May 2021, in Dundee, Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Dorothy Bernt, "United States 1950 Census"
- Dorothy Jeanne Berndt, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
- Dorothy Davis in entry for Anice Alice Berndt, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Erwin, Kurt, Johannes, Manfred, Christoph, Erna, Ernst, Eugen, Ewald, Franz, Fritz.
German: from a shortened form of the personal name Bernhard . Compare Bernd .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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