Brief Life History of Mary A
When Mary A Foy was born on 11 January 1928, in Fredericktown, Louisiana Territory, United States, her father, Lawrence Otto Foy Sr, was 25 and her mother, Rhoda Irene Alley, was 20. She had at least 1 son with Floyd Raymond Besher. She lived in St. James Township, Mississippi, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Knob Lick, St. Francois, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 31 January 2017, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 89.
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- Luerl Foly in household of Otto Foly, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mary A Foy in household of L O Foy, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Fahey .
Irish: variant of Fee .
French: from the medieval female personal name Foy, which is from Old French foi (from Latin fides) ‘faith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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