Dorothy May Metcalf

Brief Life History of Dorothy May

When Dorothy May Metcalf was born on 9 September 1914, in Emo, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada, her father, Bert William Metcalf, was 27 and her mother, Maude Blanche Choquette, was 19. She had at least 1 daughter with Robert Lee Burch. She lived in Forest Lake, Washington, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and International Falls, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States in 1940. She died on 5 April 1995, in Sandstone, Pine, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Spring Park Cemetery, Sandstone, Pine, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Lee Burch
1898–1988
Dorothy May Metcalf
1914–1995
Ruth Miller
1944–2007

Sources (7)

  • Dorothy Metcalf in household of Ben W Metcalf, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Dorothy May Burch, "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002"
  • Dorothy M Metcalf in entry for Linnea Lorelle Miller, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1915 · Home of the Federal Reserve Bank for the Ninth District

The first building for the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis was completed in 1915 and was a peculiar structure. It had no windows on the lower walls close to the street and later, a small skyscraper was added to the top. It was created to serve the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and the northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Even though it covers a wide area, it serves the smallest population base of the entire reserve system. Today the Federal Reserve is housed in three buildings that are housed a few blocks away from each other.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): apparently a nickname from Middle English mete ‘meat, food’ + calf ‘calf’, i.e. ‘calf to be fattened up for eating’.

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

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