Brief Life History of Elizabeth Jane
When Elizabeth Jane Geary was born on 20 November 1923, in Cook, Illinois, United States, her father, Michael Geary, was 43 and her mother, Margaret Keeley, was 38. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 September 2010, in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Betty Geary in household of Michael Geary, "United States Census, 1940"
- Elizabeth Geary, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
- Ann M Geary, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Parents and Siblings
1880–1965 Male
1885– Female
Siblings (8)
1910–1999 Female
1913–1988 Male
1915–2003 Female
1916–1989 Male
1916–2009 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
Age 2
1925 · The Goodman Theatre
Age 2
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
Age 24
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).
Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .
English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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