Brief Life History of Leon
When Leon Gaudet was born on 16 November 1905, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Joseph Stanislas Godet, was 23 and his mother, Louise Bordelon, was 18. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Stella Lahaye. He lived in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Ward Four, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 May 1954, in Port Barre, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Port Barre, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.
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- Leon Godet, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leon Godet, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945"
- Leon Gaudet, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960" 1954
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
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.
1906 · Licencing Butchers
A law that makes it a crime to misbrand meat being sold as food, and ensures that the meat is slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.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
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Normand, Adelard, Alphonse, Andrus, Camille, Chantel, Fernand.
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Waldo, a short form of compound names based on the element wald ‘rule, power’. Compare Gaudette , Goddard , and Godet .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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