Brief Life History of Joseph Leon
When Joseph Leon Kane was born on 1 June 1915, in Sheffield, Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, Benedict Paul Kane, was 29 and his mother, Ellen Mary Sullivan, was 26. He died on 10 May 2002, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Leon Kane, "United States Census, 1940"
- Leon Joseph Kane, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leon J Kane, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
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.
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Padraic, Brennan, Declan, Donovan, Fergus, James Patrick, Keelin, Kieran, Siobhan.
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catháin or Mac Catháin ‘descendant (or son) of Cathán’, a personal name meaning ‘warrior’ (see O'Kane ). Compare Keane .
English: variant of Cane .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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