Brief Life History of Fred Moffet
When Fred Moffet Chalfant was born on 18 November 1883, in Indiana, United States, his father, Lee F. Chalfant, was 33 and his mother, Euphemia Jane Cherry, was 28. He married Lillie Mae Bidlack on 20 May 1906, in Paulding, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Kendallville, Wayne Township, Noble, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died in March 1976, in Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Oakwood, Paulding, Ohio, United States.
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- Fred Chalfant, "United States Census, 1940"
- Fred Moffat Chalfant, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Fred Moffett Chalfant, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Chalfont, a habitational name from either of two places in Buckinghamshire, Chalfont Saint Giles and Chalfont St. Peter, named with Old English cealf ‘calf’ + funta ‘spring’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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