Brief Life History of Frank Leonard
When Frank Leonard Langevin was born on 27 May 1901, in Keeseville, Clinton, New York, United States, his father, Peter Lashua "Laushay", was 40 and his mother, Mary Adeline Surprenant, was 36. He lived in Au Sable, Clinton, New York, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1942.
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- Frank Lashuay in household of Peter Lashuay, "United States Census, 1910"
- Frank Lashway, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
- Frank L Lashua, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Andre, Henri, Jean-Louis, Pierre, Adelard, Emile, Gaston, Leodore, Lucien, Marcel.
French: habitational name, with fused definite article l', for an Angevin, i.e. for someone from Anjou, a former province of western France that was ruled by a count as an independent territory from the 10th century. The province became a property of the English Crown for fifty years at the end of the 12th century. Compare Longway and Lonsway .
History: Mathurin Langevin dit Lacroix from Le Lude in Sarthe, France, married Marie-Thérèse Martin in Quebec City, QC, in 1674. Michel Langevin from Paris, France, married Marguerite Guertin in Contrecoeur, QC, in 1714. Jean Bergevin dit Langevin from Angers in Maine-et-Loire, France, married Marie Piton in Quebec City, QC, in 1668. Charles Citoleux/Sitoleux dit Langevin from Chambellay in Maine-et-Loire, France, married Marie-Louise Harel in Montreal, QC, in 1739.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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