Leroy Kendall Salisbury

Brief Life History of Leroy Kendall

When Leroy Kendall Salisbury was born on 30 July 1885, in Maine, United States, his father, Bayard Taylor Salisbury, was 24 and his mother, Lucy Ann Emery, was 28. He married Elizabeth Theresa Altimas on 31 January 1914, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died on 25 January 1941, at the age of 55.

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Leroy Kendall Salisbury
1885–1941
Elizabeth Theresa Altimas
1885–
Marriage: 31 January 1914
Alfred John Lyons
1907–1968
Helen Lyons
1910–

Sources (8)

  • Leroy K Salisbury, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Leroy K Salisbury, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Leroy Kendall Salisbury, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1898 · Sinking of USS Maine

During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name primarily from Salesbury in Blackburn (Lancashire) but also occasionally from Salisbury (Wiltshire). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English salh ‘willow, sallow’ + burg ‘fortress’, while the Wiltshire placename arises from a shortened form of the Celtic placename Sorviodunum (from an unknown initial element + Celtic dūno- ‘fort’). In the Old English period the second element was dropped and Sorvio- (of unexplained etymology) became Searo- in Old English as the result of folk etymological association the Old English word searu ‘trick’; to this an explanatory burh ‘fortress, manor, town’ was added. The city is recorded in the Domesday Book as Sarisberie; the change of -r- to -l- is the result of later dissimilation.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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