Robert L Desmond

Male1899–1901

Brief Life History of Robert L

When Robert L Desmond was born in 1899, in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Robert Desmond, was 37 and his mother, Etta Carey, was 30. He died in 1901, in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Desmond
1862–1917
Etta Carey
1869–1906
John Edward Desmond
1897–1922
Robert L Desmond
1899–1901
Mary Loretta Desmond
1901–1968

Sources (4)

  • Robert L Desmond in household of Phebe Everton, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Robert L. Desmond, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Robert L Desmond, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (3)

World Events (4)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 1

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome

Age 1

A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 2

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aidan, Aileen, Brendan, Colm, Donal, Liam, Mairead, Sean Patrick, Siobhan.

Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deasmhumhnaigh ‘descendant of the man from southern Munster’, from deas ‘south’ + Mumhain ‘Munster’, an ancient Irish kingdom named for Mumhu, one of its early kings. The surname Desmond has passed into common use as a personal name, not only in Ireland.

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

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