Douglas Frank Leake Sr. (1935–2003) • FamilySearch

Douglas Frank Leake Sr.

16 February 1935–11 April 2003 (Age 68)
Folsom, Ridley Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Douglas Frank

When Douglas Frank Leake Sr. was born on 16 February 1935, in Folsom, Ridley Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Charles E. Leake, was 35 and his mother, Amelia C Toland, was 33. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 11 April 2003, in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Collingdale, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Charles E. Leake

1899–

Amelia C Toland

1902–

William Leake

1921–

Mary Leake

1923–

Andrew Leake

1932–

Douglas Frank Leake Sr.

1935–2003

Parents and Siblings

Charles E. Leake

Male1899–Male

Amelia C Toland

Female1902–Female

siblings

(4)

William Leake

Male1921–Male

Mary Leake

Female1923–Female

Andrew Leake

Male1932–Male

Douglas Frank Leake Sr.

Male1935–2003Male

World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 2

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1941

Age 6

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 20

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

Leake

Douglas

Frank

Northern English:1. topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old Norse loekr ‘brook’.There are also a number of places named with this word—such as Leake in North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire, Leek in Staffordshire, and Leck in Lancashire—and the surname may also be from any of these. Compare southern English Leach 2. 2. possibly also a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of leeks, from Old English lēac.

Possible Related Names

Leach

League

Leak

Leaks

Leck

Leek

Leeke

Leeks

Sources (3)

Douglass Leake in household of Charles Leake, "United States Census, 1940"
Douglas F. Leake, "Find A Grave Index"
Joan P Leake, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"

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