Brief Life History of Peter William
When Peter William Gillen was born on 12 June 1898, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Charles Galackas, was 35 and his mother, Mary Philips, was 30. He married Clara Reiff on 30 June 1946, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 1 April 1963, in Middletown, Orange, New York, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Peter Gelesky in household of Charles Gelesky, "United States Census, 1910"
- Peter W Gillen, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Peter W Gillen, "New York State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish (Sligo and Antrim): variant of Gillan or a shortened form of McGillen .
German: variant of Gilbert . See also Gille 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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