Brief Life History of Hollis R
When Hollis R Blanchard was born on 1 September 1921, in Indian Lake, Hamilton, New York, United States, his father, Clifford E Blanchard, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth M King, was 19. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 19 August 2001, in Tonawanda, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cedar River Cemetery, Indian Lake, Hamilton, New York, United States.
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- Hollis Blanchard in household of Edward C Porter, "United States Census, 1940"
- Hollis R Blanchard, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Hollis R Blanchard, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Monique, Camille, Dominique, Euclide, Germaine, Leonce, Lucien.
French and English (of Norman origin): from the French medieval personal name Blanchard, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements blank ‘white, shining’ + hard ‘strong, brave’.
French and English: derivative of Blanc .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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