Brief Life History of Harry Gray
When Harry Gray Messick Jr. was born on 16 October 1916, in Benedict, Charles, Maryland, United States, his father, Harry G Messick Sr., was 39 and his mother, Frances I Copsey, was 37. He lived in Patuxent, Charles, Maryland, United States in 1950. He died on 6 May 1990, at the age of 73, and was buried in Cheltenham, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Harry Messick, "United States 1950 Census"
- Harry Gray Messick, "Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Harry Gray Messick, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of an unidentified French surname, presumably Messac: habitational name from any of several places with this name (e.g. in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany), named in Gallo-Roman times as the estate of someone called Mettius. Compare Messex and Mezick .
In some cases an Americanized form of Croatian (and possibly also Bosniak) Mesić and Mešić, Slovenian Mešič (see Mesic , compare Mesick 2).
In some cases an Americanized form of Slovak Mesík: unexplained. Compare Mesick 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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