Brief Life History of Leo Britton
When Leo Britton Mallard was born on 9 August 1896, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John James Mallard, was 24 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth English, was 23. He married Stella Marie Bulger on 3 October 1923, in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years and Arlington, Virginia, United States in 1973. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 July 1982, in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Leo Mallard in household of Martin J Battcock, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leo Britton Mallard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leo Mallard, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English (Old French) malard ‘wild duck or drake’.
English and French: variant of Maillard and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this French name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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