Gertrude Joan Pelletier

Brief Life History of Gertrude Joan

When Gertrude Joan Pelletier was born on 31 October 1898, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, her father, Damase Pelletier, was 51 and her mother, Marie Louise DUBE, was 38. She married Richard Dominick Vanderlip on 10 December 1921, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1950. She died on 14 December 1978, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Dominick Vanderlip
1892–1953
Gertrude Joan Pelletier
1898–1978
Marriage: 10 December 1921
Lois Barbra Vanderlip
about 1925–1998
Richard Vanderlip
1927–2012

Sources (11)

  • Gertrude J Vanderlip, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gertrude Pelletier - Government record: birth: 1899; Michigan, United States
  • Gertrude Pellitier, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

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1904 · Belle Isle Aquarium

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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Lucien, Emile, Andre, Normand, Jacques, Marcel, Rosaire, Cecile, Laurent, Laurier, Adelard.

French: occupational name from pelletier ‘furrier’, also ‘fur trapper’. Compare Peltier and also Pelcher , Pelkey , Pelky , and Pilkey .

History: Guillaume Pelletier/Peltier dit Gobloteur from Bresolettes in Orne, France, married Michelle Mabille in France in 1619, died in Quebec City, QC, in 1657. Nicolas Pelletier/Peltier from Gallardon in Eure-et-Loir, France, married Jeanne (de) Voisy in France c. 1632, died in Sillery, QC, c. 1675. Pierre Pelletier/Peltier from Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau in Vendée, France, married Françoise Trochet in QC in 1671. See also Antaya .

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

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