Brief Life History of Paul Albert
When Paul Albert Foley was born on 1 April 1917, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, Foli Istvan, was 33 and his mother, Anna Kobor, was 32. He married Ruth Irene Retterer on 14 June 1941. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 28 January 1999, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States.
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- Paul A Foley, "United States 1950 Census"
- Paul Albert Foley, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Paul Albert Foley, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Siobhan, Aidan, Aileen, Delma, Eamonn, John Patrick, Brennan, Brian Patrick, Briana, Brigid.
Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’, a byname meaning ‘pirate, marauder, plunderer’.
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry ), chosen because of its phonetic approximation to English foal. Mac Searraigh is derived from a personal name based on searrach ‘foal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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