Brief Life History of James Francis
When James Francis Bonnell was born on 3 February 1926, in Sidney Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States, his father, Clarence Ralph Bonnell, was 32 and his mother, Ethel Minnie Consoer, was 32. He lived in Sidney, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1935. He died on 11 April 2012, in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Sidney, Champaign, Illinois, United States.
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- James Bonnell in household of Clarence Bonnell, "United States Census, 1940"
- James F Bonnell, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Jim Bonnell in entry for Mary Jean Lafenhagen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1927 · Buckingham Fountain constructed
Named after Clarence Buckingham, the Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world. The fountain was inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles.
1949 · NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bunnell .
Altered form of French Bonnel . This form of the surname is also found in Britain, where it is in part of Huguenot origin.
History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its original form Bonnel in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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