Richard Edward East

Male21 February 1919–19 April 2008

Brief Life History of Richard Edward

When Richard Edward East was born on 21 February 1919, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Henry James East, was 50 and his mother, Ella May Miller, was 29. He lived in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States for about 5 years and Florida City, Dade, Florida, United States in 1950. He died on 19 April 2008, in Fleetwood, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Fleetwood, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Richard Edward East
1919–2008
Violet Leona Richert
1922–2013

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  • Richard E East, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr Richard Edward East, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Richard Edward East, "Find A Grave Index"

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1920

Age 1

New Jersey was the first state to ratify Prohibition, the short-lived constitutional ban on alcoholic beverages.

1920 · Women Get the Vote

Age 1

In 1920, the 19th amendment was ratified making it so that women could vote. This achievement finally gave North Carolina the freedom to vote they had been fighting for since 1897.

1947 · New Jersey State Constitution (Current Version)

Age 28

The New Jersey state government was reorganized through a new update to the state constitution. One of the most notable changes was that voting rights were restored to females and non-white citizens. Other adjustments included: Governors could serve four years (instead of three), and the state legislature would include a 40-member senate and 80-member General Assembly.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who came from the east or who lived on the eastern side of a settlement. Compare Estes .

Americanized form (translation into English) of North German Ost and Swedish Öst.

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

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