Brief Life History of Theresa Dorothy
When Theresa Dorothy Craney was born on 30 May 1928, in East Newark Borough, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, her father, Patrick Henry Craney, was 44 and her mother, Martha Jane Hendrickson, was 39. She lived in Harrison, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1940. She died on 11 February 1980, at the age of 51.
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Sources (4)
- Dorothy Craney in household of Patrick Craney, "United States Census, 1940"
- Dorothy Craney Bernardo, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Dorathy Craney in household of Patrick Craney, "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.
1933
"New Jersey was severely impacted by the Great Depression. In response to the economic woes of the country, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a series of programs and regulations referred to as the ""New Deal"". One-tenth of the New Jersey population was already using New Deal programs by 1933."
1942
Camp Kilmer was activated by the War Department in June 1942 following roughly one year of construction. The camp was named after Joyce Kilmer, a New Jersey poet from the 69th Infantry Regiment that had been killed during World War I. The post served as a place for soldiers to receive medical injections and supplies before loading onto ships headed to Europe. After the war, the camp remained active until the fall of 1949 to assist with processing troops that returned home from Europe.
Name Meaning
Irish (Armagh): perhaps a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ciaráin ‘son of Ciarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of ciar ‘black’. There has been some confusion with Greaney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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