Daniel Falla Rabey Jr.

1905–1975 (Age 70)
New York City, New York, United States

The Life of Daniel Falla

When Daniel Falla Rabey Jr. was born on 2 April 1905, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Falla Rabey, was 41 and his mother, Maria Suydam Van Horn, was 39. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1920 and Queens, New York City, New York, United States in 1940. He died in April 1975, in Flushing, Queens, New York, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Falla Rabey Jr.
1905–1975
Catherine Amelia Woods
1909–2009

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Daniel Falla Rabey

    Male1864–1945Male

  • Maria Suydam Van Horn

    Female1865–1932Female

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 1

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

Age 8

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1927

Age 22

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant spelling of Raby .2 Hungarian (Raby): probably a pet form of the rare ecclesiastical name Rabán, from Latin Rabanus.3 Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Rabe .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Daniel Rabey in household of August Kogel, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Daniel F Rabey, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Daniel F Rader in household of Daniel F Rader, "United States Census, 1910"

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