Leigh C Desjardins

Brief Life History of Leigh C

When Leigh C Desjardins was born on 5 July 1907, in Lincoln Township, Huron, Michigan, United States, his father, Felix Desjardins, was 35 and his mother, Edith M. Penno, was 29. He married Kathryn Hazel Brown on 28 May 1927, in Kinde, Huron, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died on 8 November 1960, in Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Colfax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States.

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Leigh C Desjardins
1907–1960
Kathryn Hazel Brown
1909–1984
Marriage: 28 May 1927
Kathern E Desjardins
1931–1996

Sources (5)

  • Leigh Desjardin in household of Felix Desjardin, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Leigh Des Jardins, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Leigh Des Jardins in entry for James Andrew McCoy, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Lucien, Pierre, Jacques, Normand, Gilles, Marcel, Camille, Cecile, Clovis, Fernand.

French: topographic name, with fused preposition and definite article des ‘from the’, from the plural of jardin ‘garden’ (see Jardin ), or a habitational name for someone from Les Jardins, the name of several places in various parts of France, from the same word. Compare Gardner .

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

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