Brief Life History of Henry George
When Henry George Lescher M.D. was born on 16 April 1894, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles C Lescher, was 36 and his mother, Anna M Schue, was 31. He married Loretta Marie Kretz on 30 May 1917, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died in August 1970, in River Grove, Leyden Township, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Leyden Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- Henry Leschek in household of Chas Leschek, "United States Census, 1900"
- Henry G Lescher, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
- Henry George Lescher, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Klaus, Ulrich.
German: probably an occupational name for a mediator or arbitrator, or possibly for a fireman, from Middle High German leschære ‘extinguisher’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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