Brief Life History of Henry Hilaire
When Henry Hilaire DeKiere Sr was born on 26 December 1917, in Michigan, United States, his father, Helaire Vatere Dekiere, was 21 and his mother, Dorothy M. Smith, was 21. He married Florence Ida Schonschack on 24 April 1937, in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States. He lived in Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 20 July 1984, in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Macomb, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Henry Dakiere, "United States Census, 1940"
- Henry H Dekiere Sr, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
- Henry Dekiere in entry for Terry Lee Peters and Cassandra Dekiere, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
A perennially popular given name, of Continental Germanic origin, from haim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’. It was an Old French name, adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. It has been borne by eight kings of England. Not until the 17th century did the form Henry (as opposed to Harry ) become the standard vernacular form, mainly under the influence of the Latin form Henricus and French Henri.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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