Dora Peer

25 March 1905–26 May 1973 (Age 68)
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Dora

When Dora Peer was born on 25 March 1905, in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, her father, Benjamin G. Peer, was 25 and her mother, Ellen Carnies, was 25. She had at least 1 son with Thomas McDonough. She lived in Pequannock Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States in 1930 and West Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1940. She died on 26 May 1973, in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in East Hanover Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas McDonough
1905–1960
Dora Peer
1905–1973
Edward J McDonough
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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 1
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1911
Age 6
The Standard Oil Company had reached a point of almost complete monopoly, managing over 90% of oil flows in the United States. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was a large, integrated association that produced, transported, refined, and marketed the product. In 1911, the Supreme Court declared that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. As a result, it was split into 34 smaller companies.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 18
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pear .Dutch and North German: from a shortened form of the personal name Peter .South German: variant of Beer ‘bear’. It is also found in Slovenia, Croatia, and Czechia.

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

Possible Related Names

Pear

Sources (6)

  • Dora Mcdonough in household of Thomas Mcdonough, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Dora Mcdonough in household of Thomas Mcdonough, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Dora Peer McDonough, "Find A Grave Index"

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